CHR amplifies call for protection of women human rights defenders on Women’s Month 2026
Kababaihan, manindigan para sa iyong karapatan! The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the country’s Gender Ombud under the Magna Carta of Women, celebrates all women this month. This year’s celebration of National Women’s Month is specially dedicated to those who tirelessly stand up for the rights of all, especially Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs). […]
CHR leads ‘Women in Media’ Forum, advocates women journalists’ welfare on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
Women journalists stand as human rights defenders whose work safeguards truth and upholds the democratic fabric of our society. Anchored on this recognition, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), in its role as the country’s Gender Ombud, spearheaded the “Women Journalists as Women Human Rights Defenders” forum on 28 November 2025, underscoring the Commission’s sustained […]
Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Women’s Rights, on the arrest of Maria Salome “Sally” Crisostomo-Ujano
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses alarm on the arrest of Maria Salome “Sally” Crisostomo-Ujano, a respected women and children’s rights advocate and national coordinator of Philippines Against Child Trafficking (PACT). We raise concern over the propriety of the use of a 15-year-old warrant of arrest in order to hold in custody a 62-year-old […]
Statement of Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner for Gender and Women’s Rights, on the celebration of International Women’s Day
Women Can: Courage and Leadership for Gender Equality in a COVID-19 World: Honor women’s courage and leadership by ensuring gender justice, upholding the rights of women human rights defenders, and eliminating all forms of violence against women The Commission on Human Rights joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day today, 8 March 2021. […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the occasion of International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
On this day, the Commission on Human Rights pays tribute to the thousands of women in the country and around the world who work relentlessly and with courage to defend women’s human rights as well as the rights of other vulnerable, marginalised and disadvantaged communities. Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) are pivotal in promoting sustainable […]