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The CHRP submits to the GAHRI Working Group on Business and Human Rights (WG BHR) its inputs on best practices and how to improve on the effectiveness of cross-broader enforcement on the issue of business and human rights. This submission took into consideration local and international reports from government, civil society, the media, and international […]
The CHRP is in full support on the objectives of Senate Bill No. 14, which is an initiative to amend the 85-year-old Revised Penal Code of the Philippines. The proposed measure aims to ensure the proportionality of punishment by adjusting the amounts stipulated in the Revised Penal Code to their present value. DOWNLOAD FILE […]
PNP Modernization Bill (Supporting the Strengthening of the PNP Towards Community and Human Rights Based Policing) The impact of the proposed bills on the PNP Reorganization and Modernization Act endorse by Sen. Grace Poe, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and Rep. Leopoldo N. Bataoil to the prevention of torture may not be readily apparent. However, a closer […]
Position Paper Senate Bill No. 2322 or An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines The Commission on Human Rights reiterates that certainty of punishment, and not severity thereof, serves more the purpose of addressing the atrocious commission of heinous crimes in the country. The need to review and strengthen further the […]
House Resolution No. 406, Resolution Urging the Philippine Government to Adopt and Ratify the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances as Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 47/133 of 15 Dember 1992 The United Nations has condemned “disappearances” as grave violation of human rights and their systematic practice is […]
Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1996 (Senate Bill No. 1476) This is a comprehensive bill which addresses the aspirations of these cultural communities for the recognition specifically of their right to special measures for the immediate, effective and continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions, including in the areas of employment, vocation […]