Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the Supreme Court Rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the Supreme Court’s issuance of the rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 and views this as a positive development towards the further clarification of the law. The CHR will continue to monitor the implementation of the law, to ensure that it will be utilized as envisioned: […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the directive to ban alleged subversive and anti-government publications
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the directive to ban alleged subversive and anti-government publications Democracy thrives in the plurality of ideas, including critical ones. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) noted that the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) has ordered to pullout and stop the publication of five identified […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the decision of the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) partly welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court declaring as unconstitutional parts of Section 4 that vaguely and broadly defines acts of terrorism, and Section 25, particularly the second mode of designating individuals, groups, organisations, or associations as terrorist, one who finances terrorism, or as a terrorist organisation or […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) recognizes the duty of the State to preserve the country’s peace, security, and the general welfare of its people by adopting effective measures countering the threats of terrorism. This must be done, however, without compromising everyone’s fundamental rights and freedoms. Effective counterterrorism measures and the protection of human rights […]
“Anti-Terrorism Act” or Senate Bill No. 1353
“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