Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the use of caution tapes to mark households with Covid-19 patients and close contacts in Ozamiz City
Public health policies on containing the spread of coronavirus in any locality in the Philippines must never compromise the human rights of individuals. A recent report in Ozamiz City cites that at least 100 houses of residents who tested positive to Covid-19 and who are close contacts were marked with caution tapes by the local […]
Statement of CHR Commissioner, Karen Gomez-Dumpit, on the discrimination committed against individuals who are associated with COVID-19
The Commission on Human Rights condemns all acts of discrimination committed against individuals who are associated with COVID-19 disease. These individuals include the medical front liners, persons suspected of being infected and those found to be COVID 19 positive. As the country continues to battle the spread of this highly contagious disease, it becomes apparent […]