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Position Paper
House Bill No. 2302, An Act Declaring Torture a Crime, Prescribing Penalties for the Commission of Acts of Torture and for Other Purposes
Torture is broader in scope than mere physical injury. For one thin, physical injury in its narrow sense merely referes to the bodily harm or injury while torture includes mental torture.
The Commission on Human Rights fully supports and endorses and recommends its early enactment by Congress.
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Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
Reprisals and the risk of being subjected to more attacks are grave concerns when speaking out and pursuing justice for human rights violations. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the killing of Ritchie Nepomuceno, a former female detainee who
Press Release, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the passage of Republic Act (RA) No. 11862 or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act which seeks to strengthen the government’s campaign against human trafficking. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
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Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) decries the recent number of killings of village executives in Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. It is most concerning that at least 4 incidents of ambush of barangay officials, which killed 4
UN Submissions
CHRP submitted this position paper that provides its views and inputs to the draft General Comment on state obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities. Likewise, this was submitted as
Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is one with the country in its aspiration to finally recover from the pandemic. In this view, we continuously remind the government to always put respect and regard for human rights at the centre