Officials of the Muntinlupa City government thanked the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for commending the passage of an ordinance against gender-based sexual harassment. Mayor Ruffy Biazon and Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro of the City Council issued statements of appreciation to the CHR for...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of the Philippines lauded the Muntinlupa City government for passing an ordinance against gender-based sexual harassment. In May, the Muntinlupa City Council passed Ordinance 2023-077, known as the "Respeto Sa Kapwa Muntinlupeño Ordinance” (Respect for...
US President Joe Biden speaks during an Emily's List discussion on reproductive rights one year after the Dobbs decision, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2023. Brendan Smialowski / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- Republicans and Democrats offered competing visions for...
The Dutch ambassador for human rights has expressed her admiration for the crucial works done by members of the civil society despite "challenging circumstances" to ensure that democracy and accountability remain respected in the country. Bahia Tahzib-Le made her observation after concluding her...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino said that accepting displaced refugees is the highest standard when it comes to the adherence to international human rights commitment. In an interview with the ABS-CBN News Channel direct from Washington D.C., Tolentino said that the Philippines, being part of the...
United Nations (UN) experts called for the release of detained former senator Leila de Lima while also expressing “grave disappointment” after a court denied her petition for bail and stretched her six-year detention. In a statement on Friday, June 16, the UN experts also called on the Marcos...
Filipino culture and tradition has always been partial to women, giving them due respect and conservative deference especially in social events and public places. For decades, this traditional courtesy and caring for Filipino women has been with us, but it was only in 2009 that the government...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called on policemen in the Northern Mindanao region to continuously fulfill their role as defenders of human rights such as the “right to life, personal liberty, security, and poverty, as well as physical and psychological integrity.”...
Human rights group Karapatan on Friday, May 12 lauded the acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima. De Lima, who has been detained for six years, was accused of being involved in a drug trade and was arrested in 2017. The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Friday acquitted the former Senator...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has rallied parliamentarians to stand in solidarity with women’s movements across the world to ensure true and lasting gender equality. Senator Risa Hontiveros with (left to right) Ma. Aurora Quilala, PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Manager; and Klaus Beck, UNFPA...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug. Two conservative justices disagreed with the decision in the most...
Violence should not be inflicted on anyone. This was stated by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday, April 18, in response to a viral video showing a police officer maltreating his partner. “We cannot even begin to imagine the immense pain that she was subjected to, given those...
