Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on Malacañang’s plan to open Lumad land to investors
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 […]
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa Iminungkahing Pagbabago sa Charter
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 […]
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa paggamit ng anti-dengue vaccine na Dengvaxia sa Pilipinas
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 […]
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa PHP 1,000 budget allocation ng House of Representatives para sa Commission
12 September 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the PHP 1,000 budget allocation of the House of Representatives for the Commission The Commission on Human Rights has always taken positions in favor of human rights. It does so without fear or favor, in a non-partisan manner, and as rightfully mandated […]
Nanawagan ang CHR para sa pagrepaso sa patakaran sa pagsusuri ng droga sa bahay-bahay, ang mga diin ay kailangang protektahan ang mga karapatan ng lahat
24 Agosto 2017 PRESS RELEASE Nanawagan ang CHR na repasuhin ang patakaran sa house-to-house drug testing, idiniin na kailangang protektahan ang mga karapatan ng lahat ng LUNGSOD NG QUEZON—Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) sa isinasagawang house-to-house drug testing na iniulat na isinagawa ng mga puwersa ng pulisya sa Payatas at mga kalapit na barangay sa Quezon City, Metro Manila, na binabanggit ang posibleng human […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao
24 May 2017 PRESS STATEMENT Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao The Commission on Human Rights condemns the recent attacks of terrorist groups in the southern city of Marawi in Mindanao. We are with the nation in praying for the safety of our sisters and brothers […]