The Philippine Commission on Human Rights and the national police vow justice for the killing earlier this month of online personality Ebeng Mayor, a transgender man.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) launched an investigation on the Ebeng Mayorrape-slay case.
“Such atrocious act epitomizes the reality of members of the LGBTQIA+ community who face higher rates of hate-motivated violence, which can often take the form of sexual violence,” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said.
Guia added act of violence further underlines the urgent need to strengthen protections against gender non-conforming persons, address issues of access to justice and strengthen the campaign against hate, stigma and discrimination.
“The Commission has been relentless in pushing for the enactment of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality Bill to provide legal mechanisms to hold to account perpetrators of gender-based discrimination,” De Guia said.
Published May 6, 2021 3:23pm The order of President Rodrigo Duterte to detain people caught without face masks in public may be “prone to excessive discretion and abuse,” the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday. CHR spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline de Guia underscored that disciplinary measures for violators of health protocols must be “reasonable and humane.” “In the absence of clear guidelines, we are concerned that such directive may be prone to excessive discretion and abuse,” she said in a statement. “Given the overcrowded conditions of jails and other detention facilities in the Philippines, detention may not be sound in preventing the further spread of COVID-19 in communities,” she added.
Rappler Talk: Justice in the Manila secret jail cell case
Apr 27, 2021 2:31 PM PHT
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After being exposed for keeping a secret jail cell behind a bookshelf in their station, Manila policemen were cleared of complaints filed against them by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
The Office of the Ombudsman said it did not find enough evidence that the policemen acted in bad faith.
How is this so?
In this episode of Rappler Talk, reporter Rambo Talabong sits down with CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia to discuss the merits of the complaints, why they fell short at the Ombudsman, and why the issue matters.