Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the cease and desist order issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to an orphanage in Quezon City
Pursuant to its mandate as Ombud for Children, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)—through its Investigation Office and National Capital Region (NCR) Office—dispatched a Quick Response Operation team to Gentle Hands Incorporated (GHI), an orphanage in Quezon City, upon cognisance of the cease and desist order (CDO) issued by the Department of Social Welfare and […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the use of airstrikes and the humanitarian condition in Marawi City
10 June 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the use of airstrikes and the humanitarian condition in Marawi City The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) appeals to the Philippine government to consider calls to cease employing airstrikes in the besieged city of Marawi. This is in consonance with […]