By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has pressed for the passage into law of various bills in Congress that seek to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) that would address the conditions of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in detention facilities nationwide....
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the death of Vince Andrew Delos Reyes, a 19-year-old cadet of a merchant marine school in Laguna, due to alleged severe physical exercise imposed on him by his upperclassmen. In a statement, CHR Chairperson Richard P....
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation into the attempted ambush of Vice Mayor John Bong Alvarez of San Miguel town in Bulacan last June 4. In a statement, the CHR said "the continued occurences of violence against officials undermine the effective delivery of public...
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A "victory for justice" was the Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) reaction to the acquittal of its former chairperson and senator Leila M. de Lima in the third and last illegal drugs case filed against her during the past administration. In a decision, the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has assured members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) community of its willingness to listen for adoption of recommendations of policies and laws that would "protect them from stigma, discrimination and hate." The...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has mobilized its own personnel to assist the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) in the investigation of the ambush of Christhia Angela Aragoncillo, an official of the Ministry of Social Services and Development in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has vehemently denounced as "grave violations of human rights" the series of rape cases reported in the country involving minors. But what is more alarming about the cases, the CHR pointed out, is the fact that most of the rape suspects are family members of the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the May 19 bombing during a Catholic mass in a chapel in Cotabato City where two women worshipers were injured. In a statement, the CHR said the incident was "a deplorable act of violence that has no place in society." The CHR said that police...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has sought the release of 85-year-old Gerardo "Gerry" Dela Pena who, it said, had served almost 12 years in jail since his arrest on March 21, 2013. Published reports stated that Dela Pena was convicted of murder in 2014 for shooting his nephew. He was...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has vowed to monitor the investigation on the incident in Lubao, Pampanga where a Grade 9 school teacher "physically and verbally abused' three students. The investigation is being conducted by the regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) and its...
Commissioner Monina Arevalo Zenarosa of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the Senate’s initiative to propose the “Abogado Para sa Bayan” bill that would provide scholarships for deserving students who want to pursue legal education. As a retired Court of Appeals associate...
