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Human Rights Advisory on the Conduct of Checkpoints in Connection with the 13 May 2019 National and Local Elections

While we recognize the laudable efforts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to establish checkpoints across the country to seize illegal effects and apprehend suspected criminal s in possession of ordinance, loose firearms, explosives and other weapons that could be used to disturb the impending election, we urge them to conduct the same within the breadth and spectrum of human rights. As such, we implore all members of the PNP to strictly observe and comply with the foregoing laws and guidelines.

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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) conveys serious alarm over alleged reports of surveillance and profiling of members of activist group Anakbayan. On 18 January 2023, CHR picked up news about a breach incident in their Manila office. The youth-led

The Commission welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeals in declaring unconstitutional the Mandaluyong Ordinance prohibiting riding in tandem. In Garcia vs. Drilon (Garcia vs. Drilon, G.R. 179267, June 25, 2013. 699 SCRA 352), when the Supreme Court upheld

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Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response

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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the filing of House Bill (HB) No. 9997, a legislative measure which seeks to reduce the number of road traffic-related accidents in the country through the integration of relevant safety education in the

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