Statement of the Commission on Human Rights calling for the strengthening of our justice system in addressing the culture of impunity in the Philippines
09 October 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights calling for the strengthening of our justice system in addressing the culture of impunity in the Philippines The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urges the government to act on the appalling number of extrajudicial killing cases in the country, and instead of […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the SWS survey on people’s perception of the extrajudicial killing situation in the country
08 October 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the SWS survey on people’s perception of the extrajudicial killing situation in the country The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) echoes the sentiments of the people in the recently released SWS survey showing that majority of Filipinos express fear that they […]
CHR expresses alarm over high number of deaths, commences motu proprio investigations
20 August 2017 PRESS RELEASE CHR expresses alarm over high number of deaths, commences motu proprio investigations QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses alarm over the unprecedented surge in the number of deaths in less than a week, with counts reaching 80, in the towns of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and areas in […]
Press Release of the Commission on Human Rights On the Statement of Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on Extra-Judicial Killings addressed to the European Union
03 April 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Press Release of the Commission on Human Rights On the Statement of Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on Extra-Judicial Killings addressed to the European Union On 2 April 2017, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella cited before the media that the Commission on Human Rights had stated that the spate of extra-judicial […]
CHR Statement on the Suspension of the Anti-Drug Campaign
31 January 2017 PRESS STATEMENT CHR Statement on the Suspension of the Anti-Drug Campaign The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the recent pronouncement of Chief PNP Ronald dela Rosa that all anti-drug operations shall stop nationwide while the PNP shall focus on internal cleansing. It is a recognition that the campaign is fraught with […]