Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming Executive Order No. 23 for the creation of an inter-agency panel to protect workers’ rights to organise
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) acknowledges and welcomes Executive Order (EO) No. 23, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on 30 April 2023, which mandates the creation of an Inter-Agency Committee for the Protection of the Freedom of Association and Right to Organise of Workers. EO 23 directs the implementation, coordination, and monitoring of […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on allegations of attacks against women activists and progressive groups
On Friday, 8 February 2019, the Commission on Human Rights, through Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, received a number of complaints on the alleged cases of human rights violations perpetrated by government forces against women human rights defenders, including leaders and members of Gabriela and Gabriela Women’s Party. The task now before the Commission is to look […]