CHR joins the Pride March 2024 celebration and urges for the passage of SOGIESC and Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination bills in Congress
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is one with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) community in celebrating this year’s Pride Month. Consistent with our mantra, “CHR ng Lahat: Naglilingkod maging sino ka man,” we highlight the critical role of the government in upholding equality in a society free from discrimination. As […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the approval of the SOGIESC equality bill by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the approval of the newly-revised Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. The revised bill consolidated similar bills, namely House Bills No. 222, 460, 3418, 3702, 4277, 5551, 6003, and 7036, which all seek […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights nga nagdayeg sa mga miyembro sa Senado nga nag-aprobar sa committee report sa SOGIE Equality bill
In carrying out the government’s primary obligation to value the inherent dignity of every Filipino and to provide equal protection of laws to all, upholding the right to equality and non-discrimination must be its rudimentary principles. Such is what the 1987 Philippine Constitution prescribes and other international human rights covenants, to which the Philippines is […]
Pahayag ni CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa homophobic enrollment policy sa Assumption Iloilo
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over the adoption by Assumption Iloilo of rules defining immorality, which include ‘homosexuality.’ As a National Human Rights Institution and as Gender Ombud under the Magna Carta of Women, CHR condemns all forms of discrimination, which includes discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity […]