Statement of Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions to the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines on the Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change, the Environment, and Human Rights
The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) wishes to congratulate the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines for their ground-breaking on the issue of ‘Climate Change, the Environment and Human Rights.’ In 2015, a group of civil society organisations and citizens of the Philippines filed a petition with the Commission, asking […]
COVID-19 and NHRIs in the Asia Pacific
The global impact of COVID-19 The global emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic is placing considerable pressure on individuals, communities, governments and organisations worldwide. The pandemic is having a particularly acute impact on the operation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), which perform unique monitoring, reporting and other functions during states of emergency to ensure […]