Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the slain migrant worker in Kuwait
The CHR expresses its deepest sympathies and sends prayers to the family and friends of overseas worker Dafnie Nacalaban, who was found dead after being reported missing. The CHR acknowledges the efforts of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in seeking justice for Dafnie Nacalaban. No Filipino should […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the brutal killing of a Filipina migrant worker in Kuwait
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) decries the brutal killing of Jullebee Ranara, a Filipina migrant worker based in Kuwait. On 22 January 2023, Kuwaiti media reported that Jullebee’s burnt remains were found in the desert. The initial investigation report of local Kuwait authorities revealed that the suspect was a 17-year-old who is now in […]
Statement of CHR Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the death of overseas Filipina worker Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende
It is a tragedy to welcome the new year with the death of a Filipina OFW. The Commission on Human Rights expresses its deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende, an overseas Filipina worker in Kuwait. Information reaching authorities in the Philippines claim that Jeanelyn allegedly died in the hands […]
CHR commissioner condemns alleged rape of OFW in Kuwait
Press Release Office of Comm. Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana Commission on Human Rights Human rights commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, who serves as the CHR’s focal person on Migrant Workers’ Rights, condemned the rape of a Filipino domestic worker in Kuwait at the hands of one of its airport security personnel last week. The incident was reported in Kuwait […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, on the recent cases of OFW death and maltreatment
The Commission is deeply saddened by the brutal death of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Constancia Dayag in Kuwait as well as the recent cruel treatment of Alyas Ana in Saudi Arabia. These fresh incidents of grim fate and maltreatment of OFWs, particularly in the Middle East, once again stress the need for the review of […]