Statement of CHR Commissioner Roberto Eugenio T. Cadiz on the launching by the Commission on Human Rights of a National Inquiry on The Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Country Today
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) shall be conducting a National Inquiry on the situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in the country. The inquiry is in response to petitions and complaints filed before the Commission, alleging Extra-Judicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances, threats, and other forms of harassment against organizations and individuals – collectively regarded as […]
CHR concluded landmark inquiry on the effects of climate change to human rights; expects to set the precedent in seeking climate justice
The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines’ panel conducting an inquiry to determine the impact of climate change on the human rights of the Filipino people officially concluded its public hearing yesterday, December 12. The first pre-hearing conference was conducted by thePanel on December 11, 2017, while the public hearings began in March, 2018. At […]
CHR to conduct first hearing investigating possible contribution of carbon to climate change and its impact on human rights
Press Release | 26 March 2018 QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is set to proceed with its formal inquiry hearing starting Tuesday, 27 March 2018, as a response to a petition seeking to investigate so-called “carbon majors” for allegedly contributing to climate change and its impact on the rights of the Filipino people.