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Philippines Commission on Human Rights
Membership: Full Member
Admitted: 1996 (Founding Member)
The Philippines Constitution of 1987 (Article XIII, Section 17) created the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines as an independent office with a mandate to promote the protection, respect for and enhancement of human rights.
The Commission has defined human rights as the supreme, inherent and inalienable rights to life, to dignity and to self development. It has identified two main areas in pursuit of its mandate - human rights protection and human rights promotion.
Protection involves investigation of all cases of human rights violations and the delivery of legal services including referral of cases to the proper agencies - to all victims.
Promotion refers to the Commission's function to inform and educate the Philippine community on human rights values, principles and laws. The Commission is actively conducting human rights advocacy courses for police and military officers and teachers' training seminars for public school teachers nationwide.
Commission Members
Atty. Leila M. De Lima
Chairperson
Cecilia Rachel V. Quisumbing
Commissioner
Maria Victoria V. Cardona
Commissioner
Jose Manuel S. Mamauag
Commissioner
Norberto Dela Cruz
Commissioner
Legal Framework
Constitutional foundation
Philippines Constitution - Article XIII (1987)
Enabling legislation
Executive Order No. 163 (1987)
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A bill has been filed in the Senate which aims to grant prosecutorial powers to the Commission on Hu
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The Commission on Human Rights has urged President Arroyo to show her commitment to the protection o
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Tired of being a "toothless tiger," the Commission on Human Rights wants to become a quasi-judicial
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The Philippines Commission on Human Rights has expressed concerned at a Government proposal to defer
Prevention of Torture Workshop - Philippines
A torture prevention training workshop was held in Manila on 23 and 24 September 2008 on the impleme
Civilians killed, displaced in Philippines fighting
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The Philippines, particularly the Senate, should join the seven other members of the Association of
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A three year partnership between two national human rights commissions has recently been launched wi
Philippines: Government falls short on rights
The Commission on Human Rights has given its evaluation of the government's human rights record for
ASEAN commits to human rights body
December 2007: ASEAN's leaders sign an historic agreement to set up a regional human rights body.
Establishing national institutions: Asian nations meet
Bangladesh, Camdodia, China, Lao, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore and Vietnam were among the countries
