Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the third extension of martial law in Mindanao
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) respects the decision of the Supreme Court ruling that the third extension of martial law Is constitutional. However, CHR maintains that such declaration should be reserved as an extraordinary measure for lawless violence, invasion or rebellion, as determined in the Constitution, and should never be the norm. As previously […]
Response of the CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the question of using the Zamboanga and Jolo bombings as rationale for martial law
With or without martial law, it is clear that the government has the primary obligation to ensure the safety and protect the rights of all people. Before 2018 ended, both houses of Congress approved the extension of martial law until the end of 2019. Confronted with the recent bombings in Zamboanga and Jolo, we will […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the allegations of food blockade in Lianga, Surigao del Sur
PRESS STATEMENT 22 December 2017 Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the allegations of food blockade in Lianga, Surigao del Sur Armed conflict gravely disrupts the lives of families and communities who are often caught in the crossfire between combatants. They directly suffer the horrors of war, and all its attendant difficulties […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the President’s rape joke and current human rights situation in Marawi City
28 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the President’s rape joke and current human rights situation in Marawi City Rape is never a joke. Women—especially those poor and vulnerable who bear the brunt of the ongoing violence on the ground—are not objects of ridicule either. It is in this […]