CHR

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CHR is the Philippines’ independent national human rights institution responsible for investigating and addressing human rights violations in the country.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
CHR canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent constitutional office ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
acronym CHR ⓘ
appointmentBy President of the Philippines ⓘ
canConduct fact-finding missions ⓘ
jail and detention center inspections ⓘ
public inquiries ⓘ
cooperatesWith United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ
civil society organizations ⓘ
other national human rights institutions ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
established 1987 ⓘ
establishedBy 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
focusArea civil and political rights ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
rights of LGBTQ+ persons ⓘ
rights of children ⓘ
rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ
rights of persons deprived of liberty ⓘ
rights of women ⓘ
governingBody Commission en banc ⓘ
hasCommissionerCount 5 ⓘ
hasRoleIn implementation of international human rights treaties in the Philippines ⓘ
hasWebsite https://chr.gov.ph/ ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
independenceFrom executive branch of the Philippines ⓘ
jurisdiction Philippines ⓘ
legalBasis 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
mandate human rights education and advocacy ⓘ
investigation of human rights violations ⓘ
monitoring of government compliance with human rights obligations ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
participatesIn Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
primaryFunction assist victims of human rights violations ⓘ
investigate alleged human rights violations ⓘ
monitor human rights situation in the Philippines ⓘ
provide recommendations on human rights policy ⓘ
reportsTo Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
public ⓘ
sector human rights ⓘ
shortName CHR ⓘ
typeOfOrganization government agency ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commission on Human Rights (Philippines) → abbreviation → CHR ⓘ
subject linked to: Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines → shortName → CHR ⓘ
subject linked to: CHR
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines → acronym → CHR ⓘ
subject linked to: CHR