Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Gender and Women’s Rights, on President Duterte’s and his allies’ acts demeaning to women

March marks Women’s Month Celebrations in the Philippines. This year the United Nations convened the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women[1], the principal global governmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. I participated as a member of the Philippine Government Delegation as National […]
Pahayag ni Commissioner Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit ukol sa lumalaganap ng pambabastos at karahasan laban sa kababaihan, lalo na sa social media
Ang Komisyon sa mga Karapatang Pantao (CHR) ay matagal nang kumikilios para matigil ang karahasan laban sa mga kababaihan. Matagal nang mariing tinututulan ng Komisyon ang anumang uri ng victim blaming at mga kaugaliang nagbabalewala at nagsasantabi sa karahasan laban sa kababaihan. Matagal na ring kinokondena ng CHR ang karahasan, lalo na kung ito ay […]