Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the increasing prevalence of violence in communities
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has launched its independent motu proprio investigations on the deaths of barangay councilor Aldrin Ativa Santos in Sta. Maria, Bulacan and college student Leanne Duguesing who was stabbed to death in a dormitory in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. According to local police authorities, the councilor’s lone gunman remains unidentified, while […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged rape of an 18-year old student by two cops in Cavite
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the alleged rape of an 18-year old student by two cops in Bacoor, Cavite. Rape is a heinous crime that inflicts physical, psychological, and emotional harm to victims. When alleged perpetrators are law enforcement officers, it consequently undermines the very institution sworn to protect and serve the […]
CHR expresses alarm over high number of deaths, commences motu proprio investigations
20 August 2017 PRESS RELEASE CHR expresses alarm over high number of deaths, commences motu proprio investigations QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses alarm over the unprecedented surge in the number of deaths in less than a week, with counts reaching 80, in the towns of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and areas in […]