The Human Rights Council will focus its next full-day meeting on “Protecting the rights of the child in humanitarian situations” and invited the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a report on that issue, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders. CHRP contribution will be part of the report of the High Commissioner at the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over the incident involving Father Leoben Peregrino, currently the Rector and Parish Priest of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary–Reina de Caracol in Rosario,
Napag-alaman ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) na labis na nakakagambala na, sa paghahangad ng kapangyarihan at pagtaas ng pakikipag-ugnayan, ang ilang tagalikha ng nilalaman ay gagawa ng mga kalokohan na lumalabag sa ilang karapatang pantao, kabilang ang karapatan sa privacy, seguridad, at kaligtasan, lalo na
Free speech and expression are critical in holding power to account. Journalists and other media practitioners are holding the line to defend accountability in a democracy, most especially in an environment that tends to tolerate impunity. The 2021 World Press
Prisons and detention facilities in the Philippines are among the direst places in the country. As of March 2020, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) cites a 534% prison congestion rate, with some of the persons deprived of
Destruction of civilian property through arson violates the fundamental right to property. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the burning of a P7-million backhoe by suspected members of the New People’s Army in Negros City. Destructive arson is punishable
The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the survey results released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) noting that more than half of Filipinos (60%) believe that the government should not block the investigation of international groups on drug-related killings involving
