Statement of Commissioner Karen S. Gomez Dumpit on the 17th World Day against Death Penalty
As we mark the 17th World Day Against Death Penalty today, let us remain firm in upholding the right to life and resist any move to reimpose the death penalty. This year’s theme focuses on the unseen victims of capital punishment — children whose parents have been sentenced to death. The psychological and emotional suffering […]
Oral Statement of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines at the Panel Discussion on the Rights of Older Women and their Economic Empowerment during the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council
28 June 2019 | Palais des Nations, Room XX, United Nations Geneva Delivered by Karen S. Gomez Dumpit, Commissioner (Check against delivery) Thank you, Madam Chair. The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines is pleased to participate in this panel. In Southeast Asia, research evidence suggest multiple overlapping disadvantages and constraints in opportunities and […]
16th World Day Against Death Penalty Recommendations/Ways Forward on the SWS Survey on the Death Penalty
16th World Day Against Death Penalty Recommendations/Ways Forward on the SWS Survey on the Death Penalty Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights 10 October 2018 From all of these findings, I can sum up all our learnings into one thing. FACTS FORM OPINION. And the reverse is also true, alternative facts, fake […]
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