CHR

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independent constitutional office national human rights institution

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

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines	0

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent constitutional office ⓘ national human rights institution ⓘ
acronym	CHR NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointmentBy	President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
canConduct	fact-finding missions ⓘ jail and detention center inspections ⓘ public inquiries ⓘ
cooperatesWith	United Nations human rights mechanisms NERFINISHED ⓘ civil society organizations ⓘ other national human rights institutions ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
established	1987 ⓘ
establishedBy	1987 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommissionerCount	5 GENERATED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	1987 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ public ⓘ
sector	human rights ⓘ
shortName	CHR NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	government agency ⓘ

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Commission on Human Rights → abbreviation → CHR ⓘ

subject surface form: Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)