Pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng CHR, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa kamakailang desisyon ng Korte Suprema sa pagkakapantay-pantay ng kasal
The Commission on Human Rights respects the recent Supreme Court decision in Falcis v. Civil Registrar General on marriage equality. The Supreme Court ruled that the said petition be dismissed due to ‘lack of standing, violating the principle of hierarchy of courts, and failing to raise an actual, justiciable controversy.’ Despite the decision, we find […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the recent complaint filed against strip and body cavity searches in the New Bilibid Prison
The Commission on Human Rights on Monday, 6 January 2020, received a letter complaint personally filed before our office in Quezon City regarding strip searches made at the New Bilibid Prison (NDP). In her account, Jimmylisa Badayos details how she underwent a strip search, despite feeling degraded, just so she could visit her partner, Calixto […]