Statement of the Commission on Human Rights recommending for the continuation of the UN Joint Programme, noting its valuable impacts to the human rights situation in the Philippines
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights recommending for the continuation of the UN Joint Programme, noting its valuable impacts to the human rights situation in the Philippines The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) notes the gains that the United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP) has provided to further allow the government for a more focused implementation of efforts which actively promote developments on the human rights situation in the Philippines. As the end of the program nears in July 2024, we recommend the prospect of continuing this partnership as a foundational pillar, ensuring that the country stays clear-sighted towards its goal to comply with its international human rights obligations and […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the statement of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr stressing the importance of accountability and human rights
In a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Gustavo Gonzalez, President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr highlighted the “importance of ensuring high level of accountability in terms of human rights.” UN, for its part, said that it would continuously support “all efforts of the Philippines on the human rights agenda.” The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes this statement from President-elect Marcos Jr and looks forward to the support of the incoming administration to initiatives advancing the human rights cause in the country, including the UN Joint Program on Human Rights. To recall, the said UN Joint Program implements the Human Rights Council Resolution 45/33 adopted in October 2020 meant […]
CHR報道官、ジャクリーン・アン・デ・ギア弁護士による、法務長官によるレビュー委員会と国連人権共同プログラムに関する最新情報に関する声明
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) recognises the report of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on the said progress of the inter-agency review panel investigating cases involving deaths allegedly linked to the government’s anti-drug campaign, as well as the developments on the United Nations (UN) Joint Program on Human Rights. To recall, the UN Joint Program on Human Rights, in particular, was extended through a resolution issued by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2020 to address the findings of the UN Human Rights Office of “widespread and systematic killing of thousands of alleged drug suspects” and other forms of human rights violations in the country. The said report also […]