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  • Press Release, Press Statement

Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the attempt against the life of the provincial director of the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vehemently condemns the shooting and attempt against the life of Atty. Ariff A. Lao, Provincial Director of the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC). According to the BHRC, an unidentified assailant shot the driver’s side of Atty. Lao’s vehicle that was parked along Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City on 6 August 2022 at around 7:00 PM.

This latest brazen attempt on the life of a human rights defender reflects the continuing climate of hostility faced by many human rights workers. We call on all concerned authorities to take swift action to ensure accountability on this case and all similar violations and threats against those working in defense of human rights. Preventive mechanisms must also be expediently put in place to curb further threats and violence.

We ardently request the new administration to take proactive measures to reverse the chilling effect on human rights work created by the numerous attacks and violations committed against human rights defenders. Protecting the rights and welfare of human rights workers will genuinely show the government’s commitment in upholding its human rights obligations.

CHR is also counting on the 19th Congress to refile and prioritize the bill protecting human rights workers and advocates. Concrete legal protection and mechanisms for human rights workers is vital in reviving the human rights situation in the country towards upholding the rights of all, particularly the most vulnerable ones. ###

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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on a study’s assessment of a ‘repressed’ civic space in the Philippines
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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the arrest of citizens protesting due to alleged hunger amid the COVID-19 community quarantine
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila and other areas affected by COVID-19
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Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights na tumututol sa pag-atake ng granada sa isang Catholic chapel sa Cotabato
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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of a barangay kagawad in Tanza, Cavite
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Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa mga ulat ng red-tagging at sexist remarks sa gitna ng #Eleksyon2025 campaign season
  • Press Statement
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa pagtaas ng mga umano'y kaso ng human trafficking na kinasasangkutan ng mga Pilipino sa Myanmar
  • Press Release
Inilunsad ng CHR ang kauna-unahang Human Rights-Based Approach Training to Reporting for Filipino Journalists
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Nag-publish ang CHR ng advisory calling para sa mga right-based approaches sa paparating na #Eleksyon2025

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  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the spate of red-tagging reports

It is most concerning that the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has noted incidences of red-tagging of human rights groups, civil society organisations, and individuals even in the face of a pandemic. To date, we note reports of red-tagging involving

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the celebration of World Mental Health Day

Today-October 10, 2019-marks the 23rd day of World Mental Health Day, this year’s theme centers around, “Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention,” which points to the continuing importance of the promotion of mental health awareness as an essential aspect of

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of the CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the proposal to provide special trust fund for abandoned, neglected, or voluntarily committed children

“The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela The Commission on Human Rights is in full support of the House Bill that pushes for the creation of trust fund for the

  • Press Release, Press Statement

Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights na kinokondena ang kamakailang sunod-sunod na karahasan at pagpatay na nagta-target sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on 4 March 2023 by armed men equipped with military gear in an attack that left eight others dead and 17 people injured. Police reports

  • Press Release

CHR and Nepal rights commission seek to strengthen partnership for migrant rights

The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) and the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC Nepal) met Tuesday, 18 June 2019, to strengthen cooperation and discuss common initiatives on human rights protection particularly in the context of

  • Press Release, Press Statement

Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa desisyon ng Caloocan City Regional Trial Court tungkol sa mga pagpatay sa mga teenager na sina Carl Arnaiz at Reynaldo de Guzman sa ilalim ng anti-illegal drugs campaign

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the verdict of the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 122 convicting police officer Jeffrey Perez of torture, planting of evidence and firearm, as well as moral damages in the killings of