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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on threats to suspend the writ of habeas corpus and declare a revolutionary government

  • April 10, 2019
  • 1:55 AM

Open and free discourse is a crucial facet of a democracy. It is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and guided by different laws. In this case, criticisms, especially if warranted and is viewed for public interest, should not be used as a justification to curtail other rights, lest we spiral into a dictatorship. The task before all freedom-loving Filipinos is vigilance against possible oppressions and abuse of power.

Just as the same, we remind the government to use the authority the people granted to them and use it to protect rights and liberties rather than curtail them.

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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on recent remarks on CHR’s investigation of alleged cases of extrajudicial killings

  • July 19, 2019
  • 3:07 AM

We in the Commission on Human Rights continue to pursue our Constitutional duty of promoting and protecting human rights of all even in the face of blatant challenges to our mandate and existence in the past years. Recent statements have

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Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the existence of online groups preying on children

  • July 28, 2022
  • 5:22 AM

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

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Human Rights Standards on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Marawi City Crisis (CHR A2017-001)

  • June 27, 2017
  • 9:37 AM

The advisory contains human rights standards and guidelines on IDPs in Marawi City crisis. The CHRP urges all stakeholders, especially LGUs, relevant housing and legal authorities, the police, and other government agencies, as well as non-government service providers, to adopt

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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the government’s holistic approach in addressing the drug problem

  • December 8, 2022
  • 12:00 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has always advocated for a holistic, multi-sectoral, and human rights-based approach in genuinely tackling the root causes of the drug problem in the country. As such, we express hope in the new “Buhay Ingatan,

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Call for Research – GIA Concept Note

  • May 20, 2019
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We would like to invite all interested faculty to form teams and submit research proposals that are interdisciplinary and collaborative. These also must be aligned with the Commission’s priority research areas for the year, namely: – Conflict/Peace and and Development

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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights commending bills that promote the right to adequate housing

  • August 28, 2024
  • 4:00 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses its full support for Senate Bill (SB) No. 1025 also known as “On-site, In-City or Near-city or Off-city Government Resettlement Program for Informal Settler,” and House Bill (HB) No. 00005, as these bills

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