CONTENTS Executive Summary List of Acronyms Used 1 Chapter I: THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AS GENDER OMBUD 5 Chapter II: AN OVERVIEW OF GENDER RIGHTS IN 2016 15 Strengthening Internal Structures and Capacities Continuing Challenges in the Implementation of Laws on Women Continuum of Gender-based Violence 12 Gender and Child Perspectives on Extra-judicial Killings Chapter III: MONITORING COMPLIANCE TO THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN Protection from Violence (Sec. 9) Marginalized Women (Chapter 5) Women Affected by Disasters, Calamities and Other Crisis Situations (Sec. 10) Discrimination in Education (Sec. 13) Women in Military and Police Services (Sec. 15) Portrayal of Women in Media (Sec. 16) Women’s Right to Health (Sec. 17) Right to Housing (Sec. 21) Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances or WEDC (Sec. 30) Right to Representation and Partcipation (Sec. 11 and 25) Social Protection (Sec. 27) Special Concerns from the CHR National Consultations 31 Chapter IV: POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION 35 Chapter V: CHR NATIONAL INQUIRY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 43 Chapter VI: GENDER OMBUD CASES 47 Chapter VII: THE GEWHRC ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 53 Chapter VIII: KEY RECOMMENDATIONS Policy Promotion The National Inquiry by the Numbers National Inquiry Findings National Inquiry Conclusions Resolved Cases 43 New and On-going Cases (as of 2016) Programs, Projects, and Activities Celebratory Events 49 Gender-related Publications and IEC Materials Participation in Other Events