Complaints Evaluated for Investigation by Rights
A. Violation of Civil Rights
The Commission’s constant effort to protect the civil rights of the Filipino people is in
consonance with our agreement to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR). A total of 1,138 specific civil rights were violated and were assisted by
the Commission during January- December 2020. The table below shows that the most
violated civil right was the Right to Life comprising 43.15% of the total violations.
Note: There can be multiple Civil/ESC/Political Right Violations in one case.
B. Violation of Economic-Socio- Cultural Rights
With the commitment to the Convention on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
(CESCR), the Commission provided a total of 263 legal assistance concerning ESCR,
25.09% of which pertain to the Right to the continuous improvement of living
condition.
CHR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
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