Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann De Guia, welcoming the President’s remarks against calls to revive the death penalty
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the remarks and insights of the President that reflect his primary considerations concerning calls to revive the death penalty. In a recent Youtube interview, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that there are practical and moral issues surrounding capital punishment. In particular, the President surfaced the moral issue […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the call to reinstate death penalty by lethal injection
Calling to reintroduce death penalty in the Philippines through lethal injection runs against two affirmations of this government during the 2020 State of the Nation Address—putting human lives above all and not dodging the obligation to fight for human rights. Time and again, CHR has invited the government to engage in a frank and factual […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the brazen killing of Nueva Ecija-based lawyer
The Commission on Human Rights denounces the murderous assault against Atty Bayani Dalangin on 28 February 2020 by unknown gunmen inside his office in Talavera Town, Nueva Ecija. The increasing number of violent attacks against and extra-judicial killings of lawyers in the Philippines demand serious attention and concern from the government and the people. These […]
Statement of CHR Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the power of Congress to approve broadcasting franchises
Article 19 of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights affirm the nature of the right to seek, receive, and impart information as a universal human right. Access to timely and relevant information empowers the people to make sound decisions, as well as to participate in […]