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This archive features official communications from the Commission on Human Rights, reflecting its stance on pressing human rights issues and national developments. It includes joint statements, press releases, brief statements, and press statements, all aimed at informing the public, asserting positions, and fostering transparency and accountability.
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, international agreements, Migrant Workers’ Act, OFW Joanna Demafelis, OFWs, Republic Act No. 10022
PRESS RELEASE | 16 February 2018 CHR seeks stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers while improving quick response mechanisms to prevent human rights abuses QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called for a stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers to prevent human rights abuses and modern-day slavery. Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, the CHR’s focal […]
1987 Konstitusyon, 2018, 2018 Press Statement, Article II, duties of the State (Section 5, indigenous cultural communities (ICC), indigenous peoples (IP), lands of Lumads, Lumads
PRESS STATEMENT | 7 February 2018 Ensuring the economic, social, and cultural well-being of indigenous cultural communities (ICC) and indigenous peoples (IP) are among the duties of the State (Section 5, Article II, 1987 Constitution). At the heart of this is the protection of the rights of ICCs/IPs to their ancestral lands. Recently, President Rodrigo Roa […]
1987 Konstitusyon, 2018, 2018 Press Statement, Constituent Assembly, Constitutional Convention, Paris Principles, People’s Initiative, UN General Assembly
PRESS STATEMENT | 01 February 2018 21 December 2017 The Constitution is the formal written embodiment of the spirit and essence of the State. It contains the State’s guiding policies and principles, its structure of governance, its powers and limitations and its contract with its own people. It has a foundational role in society thus, any […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Anti-Sexual Harassment Law, Magna Carta of Women, online bashing, RA 7192, RA 7877, RA 9710, slut-shaming, Women in Development and Nation Building Act
PRESS STATEMENT | 31 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent insulting and sexist remarks of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte making “virgins” as a “come-on” to promote tourism in the Philippines. It is utterly degrading for Filipino women to be spoken of in such manner, even as a joke, by the […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (RA 7877), Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710), Mocha Uson, Pia Ranada, Women in Development and Nation Building Act (RA 7192)
PRESS STATEMENT | 31 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent insulting and sexist remarks of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte making “virgins” as a “come-on” to promote tourism in the Philippines. It is utterly degrading for Filipino women to be spoken of in such manner, even as a joke, by the […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Labor and Employment, OFWs, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
PRESS RELEASE | 27 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights welcomed the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to look into the deaths of seven (7) OFWs while issuing a suspension on the deployment of domestic workers to Kuwait. Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, the CHR’s focal person for migrant workers’ rights, said the […]
1987 Konstitusyon, 2018, 2018 Press Statement, Dengvaxia, Departamento sa Panglawas, Sanofi Pasteur
PRESS STATEMENT | 26 January 2018 Ensuring the protection of children is our collective duty and moral responsibility. The imperative of safeguarding our children entails not exposing them to any vulnerability and harm, especially to their health which is primordial in the attainment of their full development and enjoyment of life. Attaining and protecting this fundamental […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Constitution, kagawasan sa pagpahayag, freedom of speech, Internasyonal nga Pakigsaad sa Sibil ug Politikal nga mga Katungod
PRESS STATEMENT | 24 January 2018 The freedom of speech is a fundamental right. Most liberties that we enjoy today were products of voices that expressed dissent against abuses and inequalities, and were bold enough to demand accountability from erring authorities. With the current discussions on amending our Constitution, the Commission on Human Rights expresses grave […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Internasyonal nga Pakigsaad sa Sibil ug Politikal nga mga Katungod, Rappler, Securities and Exchange Commission
PRESS STATEMENT | 18 January 2018 Freedoms of information, speech, and expression are marks of a healthy, functioning democracy. The media, for its part, has always played a crucial role in enabling these rights, as well as in propagating truthful insights and, when needed, speaking truth to power. The Commission on Human Rights then stresses the […]
2018, mga opisyal sa barangay, Komisyon sa Tawhanong Katungod, Department of the Interior and Local Government, DILG
PRESS STATEMENT | 14 January 2018 Addressing the problem on the sale and use of illegal drugs is best achieved with the participation of all concerned, especially the community. At the same time, Constitutional guarantees, such as presumption of innocence and right to due process, are in place to ensure that human rights are protected at […]
2018, Callamard, UN Special Rapporteurs, United Nations
PRESS STATEMENT | 04 January 2018 As a member-state, the Philippine government must respect the established mechanisms and special procedures of the United Nations (UN). United Nations Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts form part of the special procedures for the monitoring, investigation, and reporting of possible human rights violations by UN member states. The selection process […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, ug Cultural Rights, Armadong panagsangka, Artikulo 11 sa International Covenant on Economic, Artikulo 25 sa Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ICESCR, Martial Law sa Mindanao, katungod sa pagkaon, Sosyal, Espesyal nga Rapporteur sa United Nations
PRESS STATEMENT 22 December 2017 Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa mga alegasyon sa food blockade sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur Ang armadong panagbangi grabeng nakabalda sa kinabuhi sa mga pamilya ug komunidad nga kasagarang nasakpan sa panagsangka tali sa mga manggugubat. Direkta silang nag-antos sa mga kalisang sa gubat, ug sa tanang kalisod niini […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, alegasyon sa pagpangawat, Mga IDP, Mga katungod sa mga IDP, Mga internal nga bakwit, Marawi City, Regional Human Rights Commission, Task Force Bangon Marawi
PRESS STATEMENT 15 December 2017 Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the further extension of Martial Law in Mindanao until December 2018 Girespeto sa Commission on Human Rights ang prerogative sa Presidente, ingon man ang sunod nga boto sa Kongreso, sa pagpalugway sa deklarasyon sa Martial Law sa Mindanao. […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, abortifacient, kontraseptibo, Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Pagdumala sa Pagkaon ug Droga, Implanon, Implanon NXT, Panglawas sa Reproduktibo, RH Law, Temporaryong Kamandoan sa Pagpugong, Universal Periodic Review
PRESS STATEMENT 5 December 2017 Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on FDA registration of contraceptive products and full implementation of Reproductive Health Law Ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) miduyog sa Reproductive Health (RH) advocates sa pag-abiabi sa Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) alang sa kompletong teknikal ug reevaluation nga proseso sa 51 […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, AIDS, HIV, PDEA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Pilipinas AIDS Prevention and Control Act, Mga PLHIV, Ang Republic Act No. 8504, Adlaw sa AIDS sa Kalibutan
4 December 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa pagbutyag sa publiko sa PDEA sa status sa HIV sa usa ka drug suspect Usa ka bag-o lang nga buy-bust operation sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) misangpot sa pagkasikop sa 11 ka drug suspects. Atol sa press briefing, gibutyag sa PDEA nga usa kanila ang HIV-positive. Ang […]
2017, kampanya batok sa ilegal nga droga, Si Atty. Jacqueline Ann C. de Guia, National Bureau of Investigation, PDEA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Ang PNP
17 Oktubre 2017 PRESS RELEASE CHR malaumon sa pagpanguna sa PDEA sa kampanya sa droga Quezon City—Gihangop karon sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang desisyon sa administrasyon nga itudlo ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) isip lead agency nga mopahigayon sa kampanya sa gobyerno batok sa ilegal nga drugas. “Kami naglaum nga […]
2017, 2017 Global Impunity Index, 2017 Press Release, Departamento sa Hustisya, EJK, Mga EJK, ekstrahudisyal nga pagpatay, motu proprio imbestigasyon, Philippine National Police, Ang PNP, Korte Suprema, gubat batok sa ilegal nga drugas
09 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights nga nanawagan alang sa pagpalig-on sa atong sistema sa hustisya sa pagsulbad sa kultura sa pagkawalay silot sa Pilipinas Ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) nag-awhag sa gobyerno sa paglihok sa makalilisang nga gidaghanon sa mga kaso sa extrajudicial killing sa nasud, ug imbes nga [...]
2017, 2017 Press Release, Administrative Order 35, anti-illegal drug operations, Mga EJK, extrajudicial killings, Philip Alston, Philippine National Police, Ang PNP, mga pulis, SWS survey, Espesyal nga Rapporteur sa UN, vigilante
08 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa SWS survey sa panglantaw sa katawhan sa sitwasyon sa extrajudicial killing sa nasud Ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) mipalanog sa sentimento sa katawhan sa bag-o lang gipagawas nga SWS survey nga nagpakita nga kadaghanan sa mga Pilipino nagpahayag ug kahadlok nga sila […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, pagkamadawaton, accessibility, pagkamapasiboon, pag-atiman sa panglawas, katungod sa panglawas, tulo ka sukaranang mga prinsipyo, Universal Health Coverage Bill
07 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa pagpasa sa Universal Health Coverage Bill Gidayeg sa Commission on Human Rights ang bag-o lang nga pagpasa sa House Bill No. 5784 o ang Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Bill, nga nagtumong sa paghatag sa mga lungsoranon sa Filipino og komprehensibong pag-atiman sa panglawas […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, Ika-3 nga Siklo, alegasyon sa extrajudicial killings, kampanya batok sa ilegal nga droga, extrajudicial killings, Philippine National Police, Ang PNP, UN Human Rights Council, UNHRC, Universal Periodic Review, Universal Periodic Review sa Pilipinas
04 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights nga nanawagan sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas nga sulbaron ang nagpadayon nga mga pag-abuso sa tawhanong katungod sa nasud Ang Commission on Human Rights nagtuo nga kinahanglan adunay mas matinud-anon nga pagtimbang-timbang sa naglungtad nga kahimtang sa tawhanong katungod sa nasud pagkahuman sa 3rd Cycle of the Universal [...]
2017, 2017 Press Release, Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, extension sa Martial Law sa Mindanao, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, ICCPR, walay hunong nga gubat batok sa ilegal nga drugas, pagmando sa balaod, Ikaduha nga Opsyonal nga Protokol nga Nagtumong sa Pagwagtang sa Silot nga Kamatayon
GENERAL COMMENTS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Adoption of the Outcome of the Universal Review of the Philippines 36th Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 22 September 2017 (3rd Cycle) Written Statement Ang Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines moabot sa imong atubangan sa panahon nga ang pagpasiugda sa tawhanong katungod […]