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UN Philippines Resident Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez and the late CHR chair Chito Gascon. (Photo courtesy of UN RC Gonzales) MANILA-The United Nations Philippines sent its sympathies to the bereaved families and friends of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon who passed away on Saturday morning due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) complications. "The human rights community in the Philippines suffered a terrible loss. Chito Gascon, chairperson of the Commission of Human Rights passed away. A remarkable human rights defender who played a fun...

The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has called on the global community to stay alert of the human rights situation in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The ICHRP made the appeal during a roundtable discussion held Friday night, October

MANILA - The work of the review panel on cases of deaths in the anti-illegal drugs operations is in full swing. The Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva made the statement on October 7 during the oral updates by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Philippines at the 48th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council. The foreign service post said the Department of Justice (DOJ) is also closely monitoring the preliminary investigation and prosecution of 87 criminal cases lodged against over a hundred law enforcement personnel. "Our authorities are further st...

Published July 24, 2021, 10:09 AM The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country’s institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Gustavo Gonzalez, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. are the signatories of the UN Joint Program on Human Rights (UNJP) (DFA-OPCD Photo by Philip Fernandez) In a statement, the ...

Published July 24, 2021, 12:12 PM Commission on Human Rights (CHR) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed high hopes on the goal to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights with the “multilateral collaboration” among the United Nations (UN), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Last July 22, CHR Chairperson Chito Gascon and Commissioner Karen Gomez Dumpit took part in the signing ceremony of the UN Joint Program (UNJP) on human rights. The UNJP was signed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., Justice Secretary ...