Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the online content promoting sexual abuse and exploitation
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) finds it gravely disturbing that, in pursuit of clout and increased engagement, some content creators would resort in pranks that violate a number of human rights, including right to privacy, security, and safety, especially of women and members of the LGBTQIA community. Videos have reached CHR’s attention showing content […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the existence of online groups preying on children
The implementation of remote learning set-up during the pandemic significantly increased our use of technology. Consequently, minors became more exposed to the cyber space for their developmental benefit and otherwise. There were recent reports, uncovered by Senator Risa Hontiveros, of online groups and channels from various social media platforms openly engaging in digital sexual abuse […]
Statement of Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, in support of the DepEd cyber safety modules to e-learning platform
Protection of the young from all forms of abuse and exploitation remains to be one of the most important duties of the State. With the shift to digital and online learning hastened by the pandemic, more children are in virtual platforms, which has led to increased vulnerabilities to online exploitation and cyberbullying. In the past […]