Statement of the Commission on Human Rights strongly condemning the series of cases of violence against young women
⚠️ Trigger warning: Murder, rape, killings, assault ⚠️ The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly deplores the series of separate incidences of violence committed against young women in Cebu City, Negros Oriental, and Naga City. The first case involves the gruesome murder of a 19-year-old in Cebu City who was later identified as Rhea Mae […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights strongly decrying the recent series of violence against women
Trigger warning: Murder, rape, killings, assault As Gender Ombud, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounces and calls for justice for the recent series of separate heinous violence committed against women in various areas in the country. In Antipolo City, the dismembered body parts of a woman who was reported missing were found under a […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the violent attack by a police officer against his girlfriend in Kidapawan City
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the deplorable act of police corporal Louie Jay Lumancas, who allegedly mauled and aimed a gun at his girlfriend’s nape in Kidapawan City, as seen in a video circulating on social media. The incident involving the victim, Shaira Basmayor Kahar, is a clear violation of the Convention […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the increasing prevalence of violence in communities
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has launched its independent motu proprio investigations on the deaths of barangay councilor Aldrin Ativa Santos in Sta. Maria, Bulacan and college student Leanne Duguesing who was stabbed to death in a dormitory in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. According to local police authorities, the councilor’s lone gunman remains unidentified, while […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged rape of an 18-year old student by two cops in Cavite
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the alleged rape of an 18-year old student by two cops in Bacoor, Cavite. Rape is a heinous crime that inflicts physical, psychological, and emotional harm to victims. When alleged perpetrators are law enforcement officers, it consequently undermines the very institution sworn to protect and serve the […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights supporting the calls to ratify ILO Convention 190 to eradicate violence and harassment against women workers
Since the 1970s, the country’s labor market has been driven by export-oriented economic policies that employ women in industries such as domestic care, textile and garment production, food processing, and electronics manufacturing.[1][2] While this en masse recruitment of Filipina laborers paved the way for progress in addressing gender gap issues in terms of economic opportunities, […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights, as the country’s Gender Ombud, commending the Quezon City government’s innovations for the protection of women’s rights
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the country’s Gender Ombud under the Magna Carta of Women, lauds the Quezon City government for its fruitful efforts to protect women’s and children’s rights, as recognised by the Regional Inter-agency Monitoring Team (RIMT) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR). Besides giving […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, condemning the alarming spate of rape and sexual assaults against female minors
(Trigger warning: Sexual assault, rape, murder, death) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the series of unrelated rape and sexual assault incidents targeting female minors that recently happened across the country. The deplorable acts all occurred just within a two-week time frame. The first incident happened on 15 July in Boac, Marinduque. A […]
Functionality of the Violence Againts Women (VAW) Desks in the Barangays of Manito, Albay
Women are significant to society since they nurture the families, educate the youth for constructive citizenship in the society and provide leadership in certain professional and political fields. Thus, the Philippine government has enshrined various legal instruments for the protection of women against violence which includes the establishment of Violent Against Women (VAW) Desks. This […]
Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez Dumpit for the Online Rally Against Gender-Based Violence and the Launch of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW). It is in remembrance of the butterflies—the Mirabal sisters who died in the hands of a dictator in the Dominican Republic. November 25 marks the start of 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) ending in December 10, Human […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the rising tide of online violence against women and girls
While online technology can be a powerful and positive tool especially for the youth, it also brings with it the potential to carry out harmful actions, including peer-to-peer online cyber violence against women and girls (VAWG). Through concerned individual complaints and social media monitoring efforts, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) noted an alarming prevalence […]
CHR, rights groups kick off the One Billion Rising dance campaign to end all forms of violence against women
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) kicked off the One Billion Rising campaign in the Philippines on 10 February 2020 to join the global dance of resistance to end violence against women, including transgender women and those with other gender expressions, suffering from gender-based violence. Launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, the campaign began as a […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Miss Universe’ rape joke
19 July 2017 PRESS RELEASE Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Miss Universe’ rape joke The Commission on Human Rights continues to express grave concern over actions that incite violence against women, especially coming from someone who holds the most powerful position in the country. While condemning the crime, […]