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Atty. Bravo also explained that CHR serves all the persons in the
Philippines as well as Filipino nationals abroad. It provides services to
both right holders, duty bearers, and other persons in authority.
Particularly, CHR serves the marginalized groups in the society. Among
these are: women, children, youth, persons deprived of liberty,
indigenous peoples, domestic and migrant workers, internally displaced
persons, persons living in poverty, persons with disabilities, senior
citizens, persons with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and
gender expressions, and other marginalized sectors.
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The mandate of CHR is articulated in its 4 core functions. These functions
are carried out to protect the rights of the marginalized sectors:
Ø Human Rights Protection Services - Documentation
and management of human right violations and
complaints; monitoring of human rights conditions in
detention facilities and penal rehabilitation centers; and
provisions of independent forensic services and
medico-legal services in aid of legislation.
Ø Human Rights Promotion Services - Continuing
development of client-based human rights education
and training programs and the delivery of client-based
education and training project for priority sectors.
Ø Policy Advisory Services - Issuance of human rights
advisories, position papers, statements and comments
on existing policy and issues.
Ø Specialized/Thematic Human Rights Program Child Rights Center; Center for Gender Equality and
Women’s Human Right; Center for Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights; Center for Crisis, Conflict and
Humanitarian Protection
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Atty. Bravo also added that CHR also forge partnership and cooperative
arrangement for the promotion and protection of Human Rights. This falls
under CHR’s Cooperation and Partnership Program.
At 10:13 in the morning, Atty. Bravo ended her presentation on the Commission on
Human Rights Mandate. Shortly after, Mr. Peter Niel Arendain asked Wenna Mae Gaquit,
Planning Officer of the Municipality of Sta. Maria to share a brief message.
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