Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution calling for a comprehensive probe on the human rights situation in the Philippines (Part 2)
We, the Commission on Human Rights reiterate our previous calls for the Government to allow thorough, transparent, and independent investigations of all alleged violations of human rights in the country and in particular to fully cooperate with the Commission on Human Rights, Victims’ Groups, and other local and international stakeholders by demonstrating to the world […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution calling for a comprehensive probe on the human rights situation in the Philippines (Part 1)
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution calling for a comprehensive probe on the human rights situation in the Philippines, especially in the face of the rising death count allegedly linked to the government’s own campaign against illegal drugs. As a member of the Council, the Philippine Government – […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the call of UN experts to probe human rights violations in the Philippines
We urge the Philippine government to give serious attention to the call of the 11 special rapporteurs of the United Nations for an independent probe into the alleged human rights violations in the country, including attacks on rights and liberties, human rights defenders, and democratic institutions among others. It is worthy to stress that earning […]