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10 June 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the use of airstrikes and the humanitarian condition in Marawi City The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) appeals to the Philippine government to consider calls to cease employing airstrikes in the besieged city of Marawi. This is in consonance with […]
02 June 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the Department of Education’s hiring of new teachers The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the Department of Education’s pronouncement that there will be 40,000 new public school teachers added to the roster by the time classes start in June 2017. This […]
28 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the President’s rape joke and current human rights situation in Marawi City Rape is never a joke. Women—especially those poor and vulnerable who bear the brunt of the ongoing violence on the ground—are not objects of ridicule either. It is in this […]
27 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to behead human rights advocates Words matter. Pronouncements, especially those uttered by persons in authority, bear great weight and might be taken as official policy. The Commission on Human Rights takes exception to the President’s threat to behead […]
24 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao The Commission on Human Rights condemns the recent attacks of terrorist groups in the southern city of Marawi in Mindanao. We are with the nation in praying for the safety of our sisters and brothers […]
19 May 2017 PRESS RELEASE CHR urges PHL gov’t: address human rights situation on the ground QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the current administration to address the recommendations of the 95 United Nations (UN) member states on the human rights situation in the country voiced out during the 3rd Universal Periodic Review […]
10 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of Commissioner Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit on the filing of criminal and administrative cases by the Commission on Human Rights before the Ombudsman against Manila Police District-Raxabago Police Station 1 personnel over its secret detention cell It is with the utmost urgency and dispatch that the CHR now […]
PRESS STATEMENT 4 May 2017 Statement on the World Press Freedom Day The Commission on Human Rights Philippines is one in celebrating the World Press Freedom Day! Today, we commemorate the fundamental principles of press freedom and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. This is also […]
4 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT CHR: Senator’s CA comment disrespect, disregard and discriminate women The Commission on Human Rights, as Gender Ombud, joins the collective condemnation of the sexist and discriminatory comment made by Senator Sotto during the May 3, 2017 Commission on Appointment deliberation of Secretary Judy Taguiwalo when he said “In the street […]
PRESS RELEASE 30 April 2017 CHR Chair Chito Gascon’s response to PNP Chief Bato de la Rosa’s statement on the Manila Police District Station 1’s secret jail It is prudent that in matters that may involve malfeasance or misconduct by public officials – particularly when this affect fundamental human rights, as in this case – […]
03 April 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Press Release of the Commission on Human Rights On the Statement of Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on Extra-Judicial Killings addressed to the European Union On 2 April 2017, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella cited before the media that the Commission on Human Rights had stated that the spate of extra-judicial […]
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23 March 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the passing of former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani The Commission on Human Rights joins the nation in mourning the death of a respected senator, career diplomat, women’s human rights advocate, and Filipina, Leticia RamosShahani. In 1964, Shahani joined the United Nations (UN) […]