Statement of the Commission on Human Rights urging the national government to expedite release of compensation packages to IDPs in Marawi City
Seven years after the conflict between Philippine government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City, many families displaced during the five-month siege continue to grapple with the difficulties of rebuilding their lives. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since May 2017, approximately 16,070 families, or around 80,300 […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights commending the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Albay for solving the cold case of Albay college student rape-slay
After 12 long years, the perpetrators of the rape-slay of 19-year old college student, Laesybill Lim Almonacid, in Barangay Bascaran, Daraga, Albay on 2 November 2011 have finally been arrested. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the efforts of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Albay (CIDG-Albay) for renewing investigation efforts until a credible witness […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the observation of the Commission on Audit on the need to improve processing of aid to victims of human rights violations
Providing compensation to victims of human rights violations is one of the mandates of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Granting financial assistance is an acknowledgement from the government that a wrong has been done. The amount given is based on relevant laws and present guidelines of CHR and, in a way, envisioned to help […]