セブ市で教師が未成年の生徒2人に対して性的行為を行ったとされる事件について深い懸念を表明する人権委員会の声明
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses deep concern over a reported case of alleged sexual advances of a teacher towards two minor students in Cebu City. The CHR Region 7 already initiated a motu proprio investigation, in coordination with the family of the minor victims and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Region 7. According to reports, the victims claimed that their teacher allegedly asked to see their abs, but they refused the request. In response, the teacher allegedly became angry, biting the 17-year-old victim on the back and the 14-year-old victim on his right arm. The Commission denounces any form of sexual advances, inappropriate conduct, or innuendos, especially […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the recent cases of violence committed against children
⚠️Trigger warning: Killings, rape, assault⚠️ The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over the cases of violence committed against a 3-year-old child from Sultan Kudarat and a Grade 5 student in Antipolo, Rizal who had been reportedly slapped by his teacher. In pursuance of our Constitutional mandate, CHR is already conducting an independent motu proprio investigation into these incidents. On 26 September 2023, a 3-year-old girl was allegedly killed and raped by their 72-year-old neighbor who, armed with a bolo, easily infiltrated the child’s doorless home. The suspect, who was previously convicted of murder, reportedly attempted to assault the child’s mother who managed to escape but was unable […]
CHR事務局長、ジャクリーン・アン・デ・ギア弁護士による、児童を狙うオンライングループの存在に関する声明
The implementation of remote learning set-up during the pandemic significantly increased our use of technology. Consequently, minors became more exposed to the cyber space for their developmental benefit and otherwise. There were recent reports, uncovered by Senator Risa Hontiveros, of online groups and channels from various social media platforms openly engaging in digital sexual abuse and exploitation of children. She explained in detail how predators use social media platforms to advertise, sell, and trade photos and videos of minors, some of which are large enough in volume to require the services of cloud storage. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the country’s Gender Ombud, strongly denounces the existence of […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) enjoin the nation to be one in combating child abuse and exploitation in the national observance of Presidential Proclamation No. 731, series of 1996 that declares the 2nd week of February of every year as “National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation” or also known as “Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Week.” This year’s observance comes at the wake of a pandemic that has led to the unprecedented economic crisis of the worst Philippine post-war Gross Domestic Product slump. Worsening socio-economic factors, which undoubtedly have been affected by the pandemic, has led to an alarming increase of child abuse and […]
ラグナ州サンタローザで最近発生した児童虐待事件に関するCHR第IV-A地域局長レックスフォード・ゲバラ弁護士の声明
人権委員会（CHR）は、ラグナ州サンタローザ市で最近、父親が未成年の子供に対して行った非難すべき行為を非難する。この行為は動画に撮影され、ソーシャルメディアに投稿された。衝撃的な動画には、父親とされる成人男性が、窓の格子に子供を逆さまに吊るし、無力な子供の脚と胴体を数回殴打する様子が映っている。男性は、両親への不満をぶちまけているようだった。CHRは、子供は特別な状況にあるため、特別なケアと支援を受ける権利があり、いかなる子供も、少なくとも誰からも、このような忌まわしい扱いを受けるべきではないことを改めて強調する。[…]