President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines should ensure a transparent, inclusive process to select qualified and independent human rights experts as commissioners for the national ...

Threats by members of the Philippine Congress to defund the national human rights commission have resulted in its weakening of support for abortion rights.

José Luís “Chito” Gascón, a Philippine lawyer and human rights activist who opposed the autocratic rule of Ferdinand Marcos and more recently brought global attention to the murderous ...

In particular, several of its member countries themselves had dubious human rights records, including states whose representatives had been elected to chair the commission.

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has turned over its “Karapatang Pantao 101” module to the Department of Education (DepEd), aimed at promoting a human rights-centered approach to basic education.

The chairman of the Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights (CHR), who frequently clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte over the deadly war on drugs, has died after contracting the COVID-19 virus.

Philippine lawmakers have voted to reduce the annual budget of the Commission on Human Rights — the body tasked with investigating the country’s brutal war on drugs — to about $20. The move ...

As chairman of the Presidential Committee on Human Rights (PCHR), which was the precursor of the commission, Diokno lived a life worth emulating, especially now as the country bears the brunt of ...

Highlights include New Chairman of National Human Rights Commission, Rashtraparv website and mobile app and Ken-Betwa River Link Project, and other key developments—quick and concise! 1.

The Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights (CHR) released on Friday its report on the world’s first national enquiry on climate change, revealing that there are legal grounds to hold ...

The lower house voted to slash the Commission on Human Rights' budget to just 1,000 pesos, accusing the body of protecting "criminals" over victims in the country's war on drugs.

Rappler, in partnership with Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom - Philippines, tells the story of the late Commission on Human Rights Chairman Chito Gascon’s legacy in the fight for ...