The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has undersored the health and environmental benefits that would be derived from the rehabilitation and restoration of the San Juan River initiated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). The rehabilitation and restoration of the San Juan River...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has decided to conduct its own investigation on two violent attacks against students in Zamboanga City and Agoncillo town in Batangas. In a statement, the CHR expressed its "grave concern over these incidents, which not only endanger the safety and well-being of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the reported confiscation of the personal belongings of a photojournalist while he was covering a land dispute in Silang, Cavite last April 20. Citing a report from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the CHR said that...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the Quezon City local government for its free breast cancer screening program that benefitted 22,476 women in the city's six districts. It said it received reports that of those who availed themselves of the program, 146 tested positive for breast...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its deep concern over a "stabbing spree" committed against barangay (village) safety officers and a policeman in Barangay Payatas-A, Quezon City last April 10. A man reportedly attacked and killed a barangay safety officer and injured two...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded Congress for taking "proactive steps" in improving the functionality of the country's public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) through House Bill (HB) 9982. The bill defines the supervisory and regulatory role of the government,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to the filing of various bills in Congress to set up a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) that would comply with the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the "gains" achieved with the United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP) in the three-year project on technical assistance and capacity-building measures to further enhance human rights in the Philippines. In a statement, the CHR urged UNJP to...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigations and collaborations with various government agencies in probing the recent string of kilings of barangay (village) officials nationwide. In a statement, the CHR said it "vehemently" condems these atrocious acts. It...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is hopeful for the future of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in terms of crime prevention and illegal drugs elimination as it welcomed the appointment of Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil as the new chief last April 1. Marbil has expressed his...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has grown worried over the recent cases of killing and exploitation of girls in the country, and vehemently condemned what it described as "cruel and reprehensible acts" that violate their fundamental human rights. The Commission has received reports of a Grade...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) underscored the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which is celebrated yearly as International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10. "The Declaration serves as the foundation of the human rights framework in our society, where each of us...
