Statement of Commission on Human Rights on the repeated incidences of red-tagging against educators and teacher organisations
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has consistently condemned the carte blanche act of red-tagging[1][2], especially when coming from elected government officials. As the country’s independent national human rights institution, CHR cannot stand idly by amid the persistent red-tagging of students, educators, and civil organisations in the country. We have stressed, time and again, that […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the brazen shooting of teachers in Bukidnon
The Commission on Human Rights denounces the attempted killing of Teachers Zhaydee and Ramil Cabañalez and condemns all forms of attacks and harassment against members of progressive organisations. The two Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) members were shot in front of their students inside their classroom in Valencia City, Bukidnon by a fully-masked man, leaving […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the alleged police profiling of Alliance of Concerned Teachers members
Reports of alleged profiling of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) are alarming as it violates rights to privacy and association, which are guaranteed freedoms in the Constitution among others. Should there be clear grounds against ACT and its members, then the police should be transparent in applying the law and equally ensure […]