Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the departure of Sister Patricia Fox from the Philippines
As a fellow human rights defender, we recognise with gratitude the dedication of Sister Patricia Fox to the human rights cause in the Philippines, especially for our farmers, labourers, and the urban poor. Founded on the universality of human rights, being a foreign national did not prevent her from dedicating almost three decades of her […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the resolution of the Department of Justice to reinstate the missionary visa of Sister Patricia Fox
The Commission welcomes the decision of the Department of Justice to grant the appeal of Sister Patricia Fox to get back her missionary visa. This nullified the prior decision of the Bureau of Immigration to forfeit the missionary visa of the 71-year old Australian nun. The resolution affirms the basic right to due process of […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the recent order to Australian missionary Sr. Patricia Fox to leave the Philippines
It is unfortunate that the recent events that led to the Bureau of Immigration order directing Australian religious missionary and human rights defender Sr. Patricia Fox to leave the country appears to be bereft of due process. We stress that the nature of human rights remains the same regardless of context. It does not discriminate […]
Statement of the CHR on the detention and release of Australian missionary Patricia Fox
Press Statement | 19 April 2018 It is the mandate of the government to protect and promote the human rights of all persons in the Philippines, including foreign nationals. This includes ensuring that everyone, like in the case of the Australian religious missionary Patricia Fox, is granted due process while we assert our national laws. […]