POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION 33 Expulsion of Students in Golden Heritage Polytechnic College by Reason of Their “No Love Affair” School Policy Comments of the Commission on Human Rights to the CEDAW Committee draft on General Recommendation 19 (Violence Against Women) Uphold Women’s Human Rights, Stop the Showing of the Alleged Sex Video CHR Position Paper on Anti-Discrimination on the basis of SOGI Bills CHR Calls for Zero Tolerance on VAW: Challenges leaders not to be perpetrators but to lead campaign against VAW Comment on Butuan Ordinance on Anti-Discrimination LEGISLATIVE AGENDA The Commission supports key legislation advancing gender equality and the human rights of women and LGBTIs. Its legislative priorities include, but are not limited to, the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill (CADB), the AntiDiscrimination Bill on the Basis of SOGIE, the Divorce Law, the amendment of RA 7877 (AntiSexual Harassment Law), and the amendment of the Rape Law (RA 8353). OTHER POLICY-RELATED INITIATIVES Other policy advocacy undertakings of the Commission involved working with CSOs and development partners. • In supporting the advocacy for the CADB, the Commission works with the UNDP in partnership with the Stop the Discrimination Coalition. In 2016, through the CHR Policy Office, a total of 14 fora on the CADB were convened in different regions. • On the National Inquiry on RH, the GEWHRC partnered with the UNFPA to conduct 15 23 September 2016 30 September 2016 Policy Office with CHR Region X GEWHRC 02 October 2016 GEWHRC December 2016 GEWHRC and Policy Office GEWHRC and PASCO CHR-CARAGA December 2016 December 2016 regional consultations, five public hearings, and fact-finding missions. The Inquiry was conducted in partnership with CSOs working on RH, i.e., Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, EngendeRights, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Sarilaya. Other CSOs submitted data and attended hearings and factfinding missions. • The GEWHRC also partnered with the Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA) for the post-CEDAW revalida sessions, Outright International and TLF Share on advancing the rights of LGBTI and on HIV awareness, and the Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau (WLB) on the National Consultation for the Draft GR 19 (Violence Against Women). The results of the National Consultation for the Draft GR 19 were used as reference for the CHR’s independent Comment to the CEDAW Committee on the draft GR 19, and the submission to the CEDAW Committee.