Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the acquittal of tax evasion charges against Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the decision of the Court of Tax Appeal’s (CTA) to acquit Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa and Rappler Holding Corporation (RHC) of four tax evasion charges. The case, filed by Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2018 under the previous administration, accused Ressa and RHC of failing to […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the Court of Appeals ruling on the disappearance of two labor organizers
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) on 9 September 2022, which issues a privilege of the Writ of Amparo, Permanent Protection Order, and directs the conduct of a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation on the disappearance of Elizabeth “Loi” Magbanua and Alipio “Ador” Juat. Loi and Ador […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the decision of the Court of Appeals on the Joselito Gonzales case
The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) on the case of a drug suspect who the police claimed to have died in a crossfire during a drug buy-bust operation in Antipolo City in 2016. The appellate court later ruled that suspect Joselito Gonzales was a victim of extralegal […]
CHR Statement on the Court of Appeal’s Issuance of Permanent Protection to ‘Oplan Tokhang’ Victims
16 February 2017 PRESS STATEMENT CHR Statement on the Court of Appeal’s Issuance of Permanent Protection to ‘Oplan Tokhang’ Victims The issuance of a permanent protection order in relation to the Writ of Amparo filed in behalf of victims of Extra Judicial Killings in Payatas, Quezon City sends a strong message from the […]