Statement of the Commission on Human Rights supporting the House Bill increasing financial compensation for victims of rape and other violent crimes
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses its support for House Bill (HB) No. 5029, which aims to increase the financial compensation given to victims of rape; those unjustly accused and imprisoned; arbitrarily or illegally detained; and other violent crimes. HB 5029 is a proposed amendment to Republic Act No. 7309—the law that created the […]