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Position Paper
An Act Providing for the Rights of the Accused and Persons Under Investigation for the Commission on Crime (House Bill No. 5002)
This House Bill seeks to consolidate provisions of existing legislation on the subject, namely, Republic Act No. 857 and amended by Republic Act No. 7438 enacted on 07 July 1992 concerning the rights of the individuals who are arrested and subjected to custodial investigation.
Position Paper
Position Paper
Position Paper
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Press Release, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Press Statement, Statements
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
The shift to a remote and blended learning modality due to the pandemic has adversely affected the mental health and well-being of many students and teachers. Prior to the pandemic, many Filipinos, including those in the education sector, were already
Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights is alarmed by the PNP Internal Affairs Service’s (IAS) report that more than 450 inmates have died under police custody under the current administration, including the recent deaths of eight inmates inside the New Bilibid
Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the commitment of newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lieutenant General Noel Clement to ensure that the military would be “staunch defenders and advocates of human rights” under his term.
Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) commitment to conduct forensic autopsies on deceased inmates. Under the agreement, the DOJ will look into the deaths of inmates under the custody of the Bureau of Corrections
Policy Advisory
The CHRP issues this advisory to guide the Philippines Government on its initiatives to re-impose capital punishment. The Commission takes this opportunity to emphatically reiterate that the Philippines is a State Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the passage on the third and final reading of the House Bill (HB) No. 8269 or “An Act Protecting the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Penalizing the Acts of Arbitrary Internal Displacement”