Statement of the Commission on Human Rights urging the national government to expedite release of compensation packages to IDPs in Marawi City

Seven years after the conflict between Philippine government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City, many families displaced during the five-month siege continue to grapple with the difficulties of rebuilding their lives. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since May 2017, approximately 16,070 families, or around 80,300 […]

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights commending the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Albay for solving the cold case of Albay college student rape-slay

After 12 long years, the perpetrators of the rape-slay of 19-year old college student, Laesybill Lim Almonacid, in Barangay Bascaran, Daraga, Albay on 2 November 2011 have finally been arrested. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the efforts of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Albay (CIDG-Albay) for renewing investigation efforts until a credible witness […]

Pahayag ni CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa obserbasyon sa Commission on Audit sa panginahanglan sa pagpalambo sa pagproseso sa hinabang sa mga biktima sa paglapas sa tawhanong katungod

Providing compensation to victims of human rights violations is one of the mandates of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Granting financial assistance is an acknowledgement from the government that a wrong has been done. The amount given is based on relevant laws and present guidelines of CHR and, in a way, envisioned to help […]