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The Commission on Human Rights (Filipino: Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao) (CHR) is an independent constitutional office created under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent office created by Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. The commission is composed of a Chairperson and four members, majority of which ...
The Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights) is a non-profit, national human rights organization in the Philippines, Manila. PhilRights is the research and information arm of PAHRA and is a research and information institution that provides information, documentation, research and analyses. [ 1 ]
The Philippine House Committee on Human Rights, or House Human Rights Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) is a non-profit, national human rights organization in the Philippines, Manila. PAHRA is an alliance of individuals, institutions and organizations committed to the promotion, protection and realization of human rights on the national and international level. [ 1 ]
In the 59th session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights last year, Philippines was assessed in terms of its compliance with the "International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights." The committee probed the Philippine delegation on issues, such as the issue of extrajudicial killings, labor, and human trafficking.
Garcia is best known for having served as one of the framers of the 1987 Philippine Constitution wherein which he advocated for the inclusion of human rights and social justice provisions in the charter, under the mentorship of CHR chairman and the acknowledged "Father of Human Rights" Jose W. Diokno. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) is a human rights organization in the Philippines, Manila. [1] It's an independent organization with the famous parent organization Amnesty International (AI). [2] Among its goals are networking, strengthening the local human rights movement, and lobbying.