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This archive features official communications from the Commission on Human Rights, reflecting its stance on pressing human rights issues and national developments. It includes joint statements, press releases, brief statements, and press statements, all aimed at informing the public, asserting positions, and fostering transparency and accountability.
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, international agreements, Migrant Workers’ Act, OFW Joanna Demafelis, OFWs, Republic Act No. 10022
PRESS RELEASE | 16 February 2018 CHR seeks stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers while improving quick response mechanisms to prevent human rights abuses QUEZON CITY—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called for a stricter monitoring of overseas Filipino domestic workers to prevent human rights abuses and modern-day slavery. Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, the CHR’s focal […]
1987 Konstitusyon, 2018, 2018 Press Statement, Article II, duties of the State (Section 5, indigenous cultural communities (ICC), indigenous peoples (IP), lands of Lumads, Lumads
PRESS STATEMENT | 7 February 2018 Ensuring the economic, social, and cultural well-being of indigenous cultural communities (ICC) and indigenous peoples (IP) are among the duties of the State (Section 5, Article II, 1987 Constitution). At the heart of this is the protection of the rights of ICCs/IPs to their ancestral lands. Recently, President Rodrigo Roa […]
1987 Konstitusyon, 2018, 2018 Press Statement, Constituent Assembly, Constitutional Convention, Paris Principles, People’s Initiative, UN General Assembly
PRESS STATEMENT | 01 February 2018 21 December 2017 The Constitution is the formal written embodiment of the spirit and essence of the State. It contains the State’s guiding policies and principles, its structure of governance, its powers and limitations and its contract with its own people. It has a foundational role in society thus, any […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Anti-Sexual Harassment Law, Magna Carta of Women, online bashing, RA 7192, RA 7877, RA 9710, slut-shaming, Women in Development and Nation Building Act
PRESS STATEMENT | 31 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent insulting and sexist remarks of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte making “virgins” as a “come-on” to promote tourism in the Philippines. It is utterly degrading for Filipino women to be spoken of in such manner, even as a joke, by the […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (RA 7877), Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710), Mocha Uson, Pia Ranada, Women in Development and Nation Building Act (RA 7192)
PRESS STATEMENT | 31 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent insulting and sexist remarks of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte making “virgins” as a “come-on” to promote tourism in the Philippines. It is utterly degrading for Filipino women to be spoken of in such manner, even as a joke, by the […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Labor and Employment, OFWs, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
PRESS RELEASE | 27 January 2018 The Commission on Human Rights welcomed the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to look into the deaths of seven (7) OFWs while issuing a suspension on the deployment of domestic workers to Kuwait. Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana, the CHR’s focal person for migrant workers’ rights, said the […]
1987 Konstitusyon, 2018, 2018 Press Statement, Dengvaxia, Kagawaran ng Kalusugan, Sanofi Pasteur
PRESS STATEMENT | 26 January 2018 Ensuring the protection of children is our collective duty and moral responsibility. The imperative of safeguarding our children entails not exposing them to any vulnerability and harm, especially to their health which is primordial in the attainment of their full development and enjoyment of life. Attaining and protecting this fundamental […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, Constitution, kalayaan sa pagpapahayag, freedom of speech, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
PRESS STATEMENT | 24 January 2018 The freedom of speech is a fundamental right. Most liberties that we enjoy today were products of voices that expressed dissent against abuses and inequalities, and were bold enough to demand accountability from erring authorities. With the current discussions on amending our Constitution, the Commission on Human Rights expresses grave […]
2018, 2018 Press Statement, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Rappler, Securities and Exchange Commission
PRESS STATEMENT | 18 January 2018 Freedoms of information, speech, and expression are marks of a healthy, functioning democracy. The media, for its part, has always played a crucial role in enabling these rights, as well as in propagating truthful insights and, when needed, speaking truth to power. The Commission on Human Rights then stresses the […]
2018, mga opisyal ng barangay, Komisyon sa Karapatang Pantao, Department of the Interior and Local Government, DILG
PRESS STATEMENT | 14 January 2018 Addressing the problem on the sale and use of illegal drugs is best achieved with the participation of all concerned, especially the community. At the same time, Constitutional guarantees, such as presumption of innocence and right to due process, are in place to ensure that human rights are protected at […]
2018, Callamard, UN Special Rapporteurs, United Nations
PRESS STATEMENT | 04 January 2018 As a member-state, the Philippine government must respect the established mechanisms and special procedures of the United Nations (UN). United Nations Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts form part of the special procedures for the monitoring, investigation, and reporting of possible human rights violations by UN member states. The selection process […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, at Mga Karapatan sa Kultura, Armadong labanan, Artikulo 11 ng International Covenant on Economic, Artikulo 25 ng Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ICESCR, Batas Militar sa Mindanao, karapatan sa pagkain, Sosyal, Espesyal na Rapporteur ng United Nations
PRESS STATEMENT 22 December 2017 Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa mga alegasyon ng food blockade sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur Ang armadong labanan ay malalang gumugulo sa buhay ng mga pamilya at komunidad na kadalasang naiipit sa labanan sa pagitan ng mga manlalaban. Direktang dinaranas nila ang mga kakila-kilabot na digmaan, at lahat ng kaakibat nitong paghihirap […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, paratang ng pagnanakaw, mga IDP, Mga karapatan ng mga IDP, Mga internal na displaced na tao, Lungsod ng Marawi, Regional Human Rights Commission, Task Force Bangon Marawi
PRESS STATEMENT 15 December 2017 Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the further extension of Martial Law in Mindanao until December 2018 Iginagalang ng Commission on Human Rights ang prerogative ng Pangulo, gayundin ang kasunod na boto ng Kongreso, na palawigin ang deklarasyon ng Martial Law sa Mindanao. […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, abortifacient, kontraseptibo, Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Pangangasiwa ng Pagkain at Gamot, Implanon, Implanon NXT, Reproductive Health, RH Law, Temporary Restraining Order, Universal Periodic Review
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 welcome the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for its complete technical and reevaluation process of 51 […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, AIDS, HIV, PDEA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Pilipinas AIDS Prevention and Control Act, mga PLHIV, Batas Republika Blg. 8504, Pandaigdigang Araw ng AIDS
4 December 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa pagsisiwalat ng PDEA sa publiko ng status ng HIV ng isang drug suspect Isang kamakailang buy-bust operation ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang humantong sa pagkakahuli sa 11 drug suspects. Sa isang press briefing, ibinunyag ng PDEA na isa sa kanila ay HIV-positive. Ang […]
2017, kampanya laban sa iligal na droga, Sinabi ni Atty. Jacqueline Ann C. de Guia, National Bureau of Investigation, PDEA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, PNP
17 Oktubre 2017 PRESS RELEASE CHR na may pag-asa sa pangunguna ng PDEA sa kampanya sa droga Quezon City—Tinanggap ngayon ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang desisyon ng administrasyon na italaga ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) bilang pangunahing ahensya na magsasagawa ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa ilegal na droga. “Kami ay umaasa na […]
2017, 2017 Global Impunity Index, 2017 Press Release, Kagawaran ng Hustisya, EJK, Mga EJK, extrajudicial killing, motu proprio imbestigasyon, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, PNP, Korte Suprema, giyera laban sa iligal na droga
09 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights na nananawagan para sa pagpapalakas ng ating sistema ng hustisya sa pagtugon sa kultura ng impunity sa Pilipinas Hinihimok ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang gobyerno na aksyunan ang kakila-kilabot na bilang ng mga kaso ng extrajudicial killing sa bansa, at sa halip na [...]
2017, 2017 Press Release, Administrative Order 35, mga operasyon laban sa iligal na droga, Mga EJK, extrajudicial killings, Philip Alston, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, PNP, mga tauhan ng pulis, SWS survey, UN Special Rapporteur, vigilante
08 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa survey ng SWS tungkol sa pananaw ng mga tao sa sitwasyon ng extrajudicial killing sa bansa Ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ay sumasalamin sa damdamin ng mga tao sa kamakailang inilabas na SWS survey na nagpapakita na karamihan sa mga Pilipino ay nagpahayag ng pangamba na […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, katanggap-tanggap, accessibility, kakayahang umangkop, pangangalaga sa kalusugan, karapatan sa kalusugan, tatlong pangunahing prinsipyo, Universal Health Coverage Bill
07 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa pagpasa ng Universal Health Coverage Bill Pinuri ng Commission on Human Rights ang kamakailang pagpasa ng House Bill No. 5784 o ang Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Bill, na naglalayong mabigyan ang mga mamamayang Pilipino ng komprehensibong pangangalaga sa kalusugan […]
2017, 2017 Press Release, Ika-3 Ikot, paratang ng extrajudicial killings, kampanya laban sa iligal na droga, extrajudicial killings, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, PNP, UN Human Rights Council, UNHRC, Universal Periodic Review, Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines
04 Oktubre 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights na nananawagan sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas na tugunan ang patuloy na pang-aabuso sa karapatang pantao sa bansa Naniniwala ang Commission on Human Rights na dapat magkaroon ng mas makatotohanang pagtatasa sa umiiral na sitwasyon ng karapatang pantao sa bansa kasunod ng 3rd Cycle of the Universal [...]
2017, 2017 Press Release, Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, extension ng Martial Law sa Mindanao, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, ICCPR, walang humpay na digmaan laban sa iligal na droga, tuntunin ng batas, Pangalawang Opsyonal na Protokol na Naglalayon sa Pag-aalis ng Parusang Kamatayan
GENERAL COMMENTS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Adoption of the Outcome of the Universal Review of the Philippines 36th Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 22 September 2017 (3rd Cycle) Written Statement Ang Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines ay dumarating sa harap mo sa panahon na ang pagsulong ng karapatang pantao […]