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Universal Periodic Review
The Commission updated the diplomatic community in Geneva on the human rights situation in the country. The issues raised and recommendations from the Commission were considered at the 3rd cycle UPR interactive dialogue of the Philippines on 8 May 2017.
Universal Periodic Review
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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has long since stood in solidarity with the media community and called for substantive legislation that will foster a healthy media environment, where workers are not only able to conduct their duty without fear
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has issued an advisory expressing its strong support for Senate Bill No. 2929, or the proposed Universal Social Pension Act, which seeks to institutionalize monthly financial assistance for all older persons in the Philippines.
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Various leaders and members of progressive groups were arrested in Negros Occidental and Metro Manila in a series of raids by police and the army on 31 October 2019. The raids were undertaken pursuant to a Search Warrant issued by
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The Commission on Human Rights expresses alarm over plans of government to create a death squad meant to target suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA). This move is not within the law and such actions will lead
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The Commission on Human Rights has already dispatched an investigation team yesterday, 15 February 2021, to look into the situation involving the alleged rescue of Lumad children in a university in Cebu City. Given the different claims involving the incident,
Press Statement, Statements
PRESS STATEMENT 5 December 2017 Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on FDA registration of contraceptive products and full implementation of Reproductive Health Law The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins Reproductive Health (RH) advocates in welcoming the