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2016 GENDER OMBUD REPORT

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Message from the Commissioner5
Contents7
Executive Summary7
List of Acronyms7
Chapter 1: The Commission on Human Rights as Gender Ombud14
Strengthening Internal Structures and Capacities7
Establishing the Gender Ombud Guidelines14
ASSESSMENT OF GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE CHR15
SURVEY OF GENDER ISSUES AND NEEDS OF CHR EMPLOYEES15
AMENDMENT OF THE 2013 RESOLUTION ON THE CHR GENDER FOCAL POINT SYSTEM16
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET16
CREATION OF THE GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER (GEWHRC)16
TRAININGS ON GENDER AND WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE CHR CENTRAL AND REGIONAL OFFICES16
ENGAGEMENT IN REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORA16
CHAPTER 2: AN OVERVIEW OF GENDER RIGHTS IN 201616
SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY AND INTERSECTIONALITY17
CONTINUING CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS ON WOMEN18
CONTINUUM OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE20
GENDER AND CHILD PERSPECTIVES ON EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS21
EJK CASES INVOLVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN22
WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE DRUG WAR23
FAMILIES AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF GOVERNMENT’S WAR ON DRUGS AND EJK25
CHAPTER 3: MONITORING COMPLIANCEWITH THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN26
PROTECTION FROM VIOLENCE (SEC. 9)27
HIGHLIGHTS OF CHR REGIONAL OFFICES MONITORING REPORT ON VIOLENCE AGINST WOMEN28
WOMEN’S ACCESS TO JUSTICE31
MARGINALIZED WOMEN (CHAPTER 5)32
INDIGENOUS WOMEN32
MORO WOMEN32
RURAL WOMEN33
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES33
SOLO MOTHERS33
ELDERLY WOMEN33
WOMEN MIGRANT WORKER AND THEIR FAMILIES34
WOMEN IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY34
PROSTITUTED WOMEN34
LESBIANS, GAYS, BISEXUALS, TRANSGENDERS AND INTERSEXS (LGBTI)34
YOUNG WOMEN AND TEENAGE MOTHERS35
WOMEN AFFECTED BY DISASTERS, CALAMITIES, AND OTHER CRISIS SITUATIONS(SEC. 10)35
CHR REGIONAL MONITORING37
DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION (SEC. 13)38
WOMEN IN MILITARY AND POLICE SERVICES (SEC. 15)38
PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN MEDIA (SEC. 16)39
WOMEN’S RIGHT TO HEALTH (SEC. 17)39
RIGHT TO HOUSING (SEC. 21)39
WOMEN IN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES (SEC. 30)40
RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION (SEC. 11 AND 25)41
SOCIAL PROTECTION (SEC. 27)41
SPECIAL CONCERNS FROM THE CHR NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS42
LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS42
ICT AND VIOLENCE42
MISOGYNY AND THE PROLIFERATION OF ‘HATE SPEECH’ TARGETING WOMEN. 42
VIOLENCE CONNECTED TO WIDER STRUGGLES AGAINST DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS42
ECONOMIC VIOLENCE42
CHAPTER 4: HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY AND PROMOTION43
POLICY43
CEDAW43
SOGIE MANDATE HOLDER44
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW44
STATEMENTS AND GENDER OMBUD ADVISORIES44
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA45
OTHER POLICY-RELATED INITIATIVES45
PROMOTION46
NETWORKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING46
HUMAN RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS 46
CHAPTER 5: CHR NATIONAL INQUIRY ONREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH46
THE NATIONAL INQUIRY BY THE NUMBERS47
NATIONAL INQUIRY FINDINGS48
1 . Uneven implementation and LGU support to the RPRH Law, and existence of discriminatory and legal barriers48
2 . Despite the passage of and current national implementation of the RPRH Law, challenges on de facto availability, accessibility, sufficiency, and adequacy of RH services and information remain49
3 . Barriers in accessing RH services include lack of information and misinformation on RH, breakdown of service delivery networks, religious and cultural barriers, and unprofessional or unethical practices of health service providers49
4 . Lack or inadequate response to the intersectional vulnerabilities of women from marginalized sectors and those in vulnerable situations.50
5 . Government and private health service providers continue to face policy and legal challenges, unsustainable human resource management; lack of support; policy, religious, and cultural resistance; and absence of health-seeking behavior among clients51
NATIONAL INQUIRY CONCLUSIONS52
CHAPTER 6: GENDER OMBUD CASES54
RESOLVED CASES55
CHR X: VIOLATION OF CEDAW, ANTI-CHILD ABUSE LAW55
CHR II: VIOLATION OF MCW, DISMISSAL DUE TO PREGNANCY55
NEW AND ON-GOING CASES (AS OF 2016)56
CHR-NCR: VIOLATION OF MCW – THE ‘RAPE JOKE’ OF DURTERTE56
CHR-NCR: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITY56
CHR-NCR: DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDE BY AN RTC JUDGE56
CHR-XI: KILLING OF A BUSINESSMAN56
CHR-XI: KILLING OF A TRANSWOMAN57
CHAPTER 7: THE GEHWRCACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT58
PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES59
LEGAL ASSISTANCE 59
3RD GENDER OMBUD GUIDELINES ROLL-OUT AND GAD PLANNING AND BUDGETING TRAINING59
INTERVIEW OF NOMINEES TO THE ASEAN COMMISSION ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN59
CHR’S NATIONAL INQUIRY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH60
LAUNCH OF CHR’S RH INQUIRY REPORT AND FORUM OF THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION ON IMPLANON60
LAUNCH OF OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON POLICE ABUSE OF LGBTI PEOPLE60
PREPARATORY CONSULTATIVE FORUM ON THE PHILIPPINES’ 3RD UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW60
POST-CEDAW REVIEW FORUM 61
CONSULTATION ON CEDAW DRAFT GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1961
BUHAY AT BABAE61
INTERFAITH FORUM ON THE COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL61
CELEBRATORY EVENTS 62
WOMEN’S MONTH CELEBRATION62
CELEBRATION OF IDAHOT62
LGBTI PRIDE MARCH62
18-DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW)62
GENDER-RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND IEC MATERIALS63
PARTICIPATION IN OTHER EVENTS63
CONSULTATION TO STRENGTHEN NHRIS’ ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITH LGBTI CSO ON SOGIE63
WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION 63
NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON SOGIE-BASED BULLYING IN THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATION SETTING63
CHR AT RADIO VERITAS 63
PARTICIPATION IN SENATE COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARINGS63
CHAPTER 8: KEY RECOMMENDATIONS64
ON POLICY / LEGISLATIVE MEASURES65
ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION66
ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION66

2016 Gender Ombud Report

National Inquiry Reports

Organization: Commission on Human Rights, Philippines

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Observatory: Gender-Based Violence

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2016 CHR Gender Ombud Guidelines: Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Under the MCW (RA 9710) and Related Laws
2016 Gender Ombud Report
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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