Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

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The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines is an independent constitutional body mandated to investigate human rights violations and promote and protect human rights throughout the country.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional commission ⓘ
government agency of the Philippines ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
appointmentBy President of the Philippines ⓘ
composition Chairperson and four Commissioners ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
cooperatesWith Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
establishedBy 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
focus civil and political rights ⓘ
economic, social, and cultural rights promotion ⓘ
rights of LGBTQI+ persons ⓘ
rights of children ⓘ
rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ
rights of persons deprived of liberty ⓘ
rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ
rights of women ⓘ
function appoint its officers and employees in accordance with law ⓘ
conduct investigations on its own or on complaint by any party ⓘ
establish a continuing program of research, education, and information to enhance respect for human rights ⓘ
grant immunity from prosecution to persons whose testimony is necessary to ascertain the truth in investigations ⓘ
monitor the Philippine Government’s compliance with international treaty obligations on human rights ⓘ
provide legal measures for the protection of human rights of all persons within the Philippines ⓘ
recommend to Congress effective measures to promote human rights and provide compensation to victims of violations ⓘ
request assistance of any department, bureau, office, or agency in the performance of its functions ⓘ
visit jails, prisons, or detention facilities ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver alleged human rights violations by non-state actors when the state is implicated ⓘ
alleged human rights violations by state agents ⓘ
headquartersLocation Metro Manila ⓘ
Quezon City ⓘ
independence independent from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches ⓘ
jurisdiction Philippines ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalBasis Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ
mandate assist in the formulation of programs for the protection of human rights of the vulnerable and marginalized ⓘ
investigate human rights violations involving civil and political rights ⓘ
monitor government compliance with international human rights obligations ⓘ
promote and protect human rights in the Philippines ⓘ
provide human rights education and information ⓘ
recommend measures to Congress and the President for effective promotion of human rights ⓘ
regionServed Philippines ⓘ
reportsTo no specific branch of government ⓘ
public of the Philippines ⓘ
termLength fixed term as provided by law ⓘ
typeOfOrganization independent, collegial body ⓘ
website https://chr.gov.ph/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Philippine government → hasIndependentBody → Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines ⓘ
Committee on Justice and Human Rights of the Senate of the Philippines → oversees → Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines ⓘ