Overview
As a national human rights institution, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is
mandated to conduct jail visitations and monitor the situations of both those in
detention and prison. This is regularly done under the CHR- Visitorial Services
Division and its regional offices including CHR-Caraga. In accordance to the Magna
Carta of Women, the Gender Ombud also assigned the CHR to strengthen the access
of human rights among women regardless of gender, disabilities, and age. Thus, the
the Promotion and Monitoring Division (PMD) of CHR-Caraga organized a set of
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for women at the Butuan City Jail, Barangay
Libertad, Butuan City last 28 August 2019.
This report is committed to the independent FGD for Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Women in detention. The facilitator, Atty. Euvic M. Ferrer, discussed and explained
the objectives of this FGD. Thereafter, distributed a consent form and attendance
sheet to be filled up by the participants.
Profile of the LGBT Women
The group was composed of three (3) Lesbians from Butuan City Jail and four (4)
Transgender Women from Provincial Jail.