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Position Paper on Overseas Filipino Workers on Death Row CHR (V) A2018-004 The Commission on Human Rights calls on the State to recognize its obligations as a State Party to the ICCPR and its Second Optional Protocol. The ramifications of reintroducing the death penalty in the country have the potential to expose the Philippines to international […]
The importance of remembering the events and personalities which fought against the injustices of the Martial Law era cannot be overemphasised enough. As we remember those victims of the authoritarian rule, we shall become more vigilant about preserving our freedom, defending our rights and opposing any attempt by anyone to foist another dictatorship upon us. […]
The Commission on Human Rights supports the intention and purpose for which the bill was conceptualized, however we must maintain that imposing penalties for violation the curfew imposed on children may be considered a status offense, to which the Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibits. General Comment No. 10 (2007) of the Committee […]
The Commission on Human Rights acknowledges the efforts of the Philippine Government in promoting, protecting, and fulfilling human rights in the country. We reaffirm our commitment to provide any means of assistance and support necessary not only for the submission of pending or succeeding State reports, but also generally for the fulfilment of the country’s […]
The submission of this recommendations and proposals, the Commission seeks to influence the Congress in using legislation to promote a human rights-based approach in addressing the needs of the society, in this particular instance, in fulfilling the right to health of all Filipinos, and all the people in the Philippines DOWNLOAD FILE HERE
The Commission supports measure to protect people with diverse SOGIE from discrimination, including those addressing issues of employment and associated rights. The passage of the Anti-discrimination Bill based on SOGIE will be a major step towards fulfilling the State’s duty to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights of all. DOWNLOAD FILE HERE
The Commission on Human Rights reiterates that sexual harassment will always be unacceptable regardless of who the perpetrator is as it demeans the dignity and human rights of a person. DOWNLOAD FILE HERE
“Anti-Terrorism Act” or Senate Bill No. 1353 The Bill is an extreme measure and extreme measures always run roughshod on constitutional guarantees on human rights and basic freedoms. Our political experience tells us that they serve only as a sort of a patch up relief to social afflictions. DOWNLOAD FILE HERE
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7659 and the Revised Penal Code as Amended by Penalizing the Crime of Rape with Amputation of the Male Sexual Organ of the Offender and for other purposes The Commission adheres to the principle that the State must protect life and must value the dignity of every person includes […]
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 […]
House Bill No. 2302, An Act Declaring Torture a Crime, Prescribing Penalties for the Commission of Acts of Torture and for Other Purposes Torture is broader in scope than mere physical injury. For one thin, physical injury in its narrow sense merely referes to the bodily harm or injury while torture includes mental torture. The […]
Posititon Paper on the Draft Bangsamoro Basic Law The Commission on Human Rights recognizes the struggle of the Moro people in Southern Philippines for peace and self-determinations, as well as against historical injustice and oppression, within the framework of the 1987 Constitution. DOWNLOAD FILE HERE