CHR Statement from Commissioner Gwendolyn Ll. Pimentel-Gana, on Access to Justice for Filipino Migrants and Members of their Families, Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The CHR is one with the migrants’ rights movement in advancing an urgent justice mechanism for repatriated migrant workers, and OFWs and their families in distress. As the independent national human rights institution (NHRI) of the Philippines, the CHR will continue to engage with government and civil society to find just and sustainable solutions and […]
Statement of CHR Focal Commissioner on Migrant Rights, Gwendolyn L.L. Pimentel-Gana, on the situation of migrants, Overseas Filipino Workers, and members of their families amid the COVID-19 crisis
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) acknowledges the efforts of the Philippine Government to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The CHR, however, wants to draw particular attention to the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families during this time of COVID-19. In a study published on 7 April 2020, the International Labor Organization estimated […]
Statement of CHR Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the death of overseas Filipina worker Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende
It is a tragedy to welcome the new year with the death of a Filipina OFW. The Commission on Human Rights expresses its deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende, an overseas Filipina worker in Kuwait. Information reaching authorities in the Philippines claim that Jeanelyn allegedly died in the hands […]
Statement of Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the continued closure of Lumad schools
The Commission on Human Rights reiterates its concern over the continued closure of Lumad schools in the Davao region. It is part of the government’s responsibility to make sure that these children, who are also indigenous people (IP), are able to properly exercise their right to education. As is stated in Republic Act No. 11188, […]
Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility
Oppose the lowering of age of criminal responsibility for our children’s better future On Monday, 21 January 2019, the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives approved a measure that would reduce the minimum age of criminal liability from 15 to nine (9) years old. In the Senate, a similar proposal sets the lowered […]
CHR commissioner laments DoLE chief’s statement; says migrant workers’ rights also a priority
Press Release from the Office of Commissioner Gwendolyn Ll. Pimentel-Gana | 29 March 2018 Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed disappointment over a recent statement of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III criticizing the CHR for its focus on political crimes and the war against illegal drugs rather than on migrant […]
High Level Interactive Dialogue: Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Second Round)
Speech | Oral intervention delivered on behalf of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) | United Nations New York | 15 March 2018
CHR seeks stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers
PRESS RELEASE | 16 February 2018 CHR seeks stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers while improving quick response mechanisms to prevent human rights abuses QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called for a stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers to prevent human rights abuses and modern-day slavery. Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, the CHR’s focal […]