Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the approval on the third and final reading of House Bill 10171 that insitutionalises the UP-DND Accord
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the passage on the third and final reading of House Bill 10171 at the Congress, which seeks to institutionalise the agreement between the University of the Philippines (UP) and Department of National Defense (DND). This proposed piece of legislation prohibits law enforcement agencies from entering any UP campus […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the unilateral termination of the Department of National Defense (DND) of its accord with the University of the Philippines (UP)
The UP-DND Accord is more than an agreement limiting the entry of State forces in any of the UP campuses. Seen from a history of abuse of power since the dictatorship, it serves as an assurance that the freedom to express dissent, to protest, and the exercise of academic freedom will be respected by the […]