CNA Staff, Jan 5, 2021 / 04:36 pm (CNA).- Catholic and human rights groups have condemned the killing of nine indigenous group leaders, who were shot as authorities arrested protesters late last month.
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Published December 25, 2020, 11:48 AM
The year 2020 is unlike any other, as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought nations down to its knees and the community quarantines required Filipinos to stay indoors in order to curb its transmission.
Throughout all these ordeals, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) remained on its toes and kept a lookout against human rights violations. Concerned about women and children being stuck at home with their abusers, as well as sexual exploitation of children on the rise, the CHR broughts its services online.
CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia said that they promoted the CHR Webinar Series called “Human rights in the time of Covid-19” in order to “educate the public and stakeholders on human rights principles and the importance of a human rights-based approach in ensuring the rights of the vulnerable sectors in this period of pandemic.”
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The HR-ELS was formally launched last December 10, which coincided with the observance of International Human Rights Day.
The theme for 2020 is “Recover Better: Stand Up for Human Rights.”
Atty. Ona Caritos, Project Head of the HR-ELS, said that the service is CHR’s way of responding to the challenges brought about by the pandemic and strongly urged the public, especially those dealing with human rights concerns, to avail of the HR-ELS.
The HR-ELS will give immediate legal aid, legal education, and policy recommendations to clients.
Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana lauded the HR-ELS team and thanked all CHR offices, units, and partners who made the service possible, since this will make legal services more accessible to the most marginalized sectors of society and exact accountability from the government and State.
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