Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on achieving a significant milestone with the fourth conviction under the Anti-Torture Law over the three cops accused of torture in Koronadal City
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) scores a significant victory in obtaining a fourth conviction under the Republic Act (RA) No. 9745, also known as the Anti-Torture Act of 2009. The torture case was filed by the CHR Region XII and participated in the hearing of the case as a witness which resulted in conviction. […]
Statement of Commission on Human Rights on the Ombudsman’s junking of the cases against police officers over the secret jail in Manila Police District Station 1
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) remains firm in its pursuit of criminal and administrative cases against the police officers of the Manila Police District (MPD) – Raxabago Police Station 1 over its secret detention cell in 2017. The Ombudsman’s decision to junk the case is a setback in our effort to eliminate the illegal […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the video of quarantine violators being paraded on the street of Silay City
A video was posted on social media on Friday, 5 February 2021, by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Silay City showing a group apprehended for allegedly violating the city ordinance mandating the wearing of face masks. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) agree that we need to continuously need to work together to curb […]
Pahayag ni Atty Jaqueline Ann de Guia, CHR spokesperson, ukol sa pagpapahubad sa isang quarantine violator sa Manila
Lubos na nababahala ang Komisyon sa mga Karapatang Pantao (CHR) sa pagpapahubad ng isang barangay kagawad sa isang quarantine violator na nahuli at pagpopost pa ng mga larawan ng nasabing pangyayari sa social media. Mariing paalala ng Komisyon na hindi nasususpinde ang karapatang pantao kahit may umiiral na national health emergency. Batid natin na ang […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the Philippine National Police’s call for CHR to help in addressing jail congestion problems
Problems on jail congestion in the Philippines goes beyond challenges in infrastructure. It represents a larger and deeper problem on how the government regards human rights, including for those who have run in conflict with the law. The fact is that, throughout the years, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has done more than lobbying […]