CHR calls for full reparation, recognition, and justice for the Malaya Lolas
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has issued a Gender Ombud Policy Advisory calling for full reparation, recognition, redress, and an official apology for the Malaya Lolas, Filipina survivors of wartime sexual slavery during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in the Second World War. The advisory underscores that justice for the Malaya Lolas remains […]
CHR releases situation report on gender-based challenges faced by solo parents in the Philippines
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has released a situation report highlighting the gendered challenges faced by solo parents in the Philippines. The report underscores the need for urgent, rights-based interventions to ensure their protection and access to essential services. Published on 11 June 2024 by CHR’s Center for Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding SB No. 2658 which seeks to provide free menstrual products to the marginalized
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends Senate Bill (SB) No. 2658, also known as the Free Menstrual Products Act, as it empowers the health and social development of women, particularly those in the indigent sectors. SB 2658, filed by Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara, requires the Department of Health (DOH), together with the […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights strongly decrying the recent series of violence against women
Trigger warning: Murder, rape, killings, assault As Gender Ombud, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounces and calls for justice for the recent series of separate heinous violence committed against women in various areas in the country. In Antipolo City, the dismembered body parts of a woman who was reported missing were found under a […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights supporting the call for the Philippine government to provide reparation for the suffering and continuing discrimination experienced by “comfort women”
A recent decision by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) finds that the “Philippines violated the rights of victims of sexual slavery perpetrated by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War by failing to provide reparation, social support and recognition commensurate with the harm suffered.” In their complaint, […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights, as the country’s Gender Ombud, commending the Quezon City government’s innovations for the protection of women’s rights
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the country’s Gender Ombud under the Magna Carta of Women, lauds the Quezon City government for its fruitful efforts to protect women’s and children’s rights, as recognised by the Regional Inter-agency Monitoring Team (RIMT) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR). Besides giving […]
Statement of the CHR Spokes person, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the 20th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW)
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins in commemorating the 20th year anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) on 3 October 2019. The CEDAW and its accompanying OP-CEDAW continues to be instrumental in making sure that current systems of the world are […]
High Level Interactive Dialogue: Accelerating Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and achieving concrete results by 2020
Speech | 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women | United Nations New York | 13 March 2018
Responses to the Call for Inputs on the “Impact of Fundamentalism and Extremism on the Cultural Rights of Women
The CHRP provided inputs to the report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. This written contribution was based on the following stakeholder consultations organized by the CHRP: 1) “Problematizing Access to Justice,” CEDAW update of General Recommendation 19: Accelerating Elimination of Gender-Based Violence Against Women; 2) Multi-Sectoral Consultation Workshop on the […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the passing of former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani
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) […]