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Purificacion Valera Quisumbing (c. 1934 – December 1, 2011) was a Filipino human rights activist who served as the Chairperson of Commission on Human Rights from 2002 to 2008. She was a graduate of the University of Philippines .
Purificacion Valera Quisumbing was a Filipino human rights activist who served as the Chairperson of Commission on Human Rights from 2002 to 2008.
Aug 8, 2010 · Former Commission on Human Rights chairperson Purificacion Quisumbing was unanimously elected chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during its elections this week in Geneva, Switzerland.
Feb 1, 2010 · Purificación Valera Quisumbing. 1st Filipina Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1990) QUOTE "If we do not know the facts, we do not know the truth." DATE OF BIRTH February 1 BIRTHPLACE Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines HUSBAND: Leonardo A. Quisumbing CHILDREN: Josefa and Cecilia Rachel. USEFUL LINKS
Chairperson. Hon. Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon, or ‘Chito’ as he prefers to be called, is the current Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of the Republic of the Philippines. He is a political activist and a social reformer, with work focusing on human rights, democracy, and governance for over three decades.
Purificacion Quisumbing was unanimously elected chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during its elections this week in Geneva, Switzerland.
Author of Introduction--ASEAN judicial systems, Directory of ASEAN legal scholars, ASEAN, identity, development & culture, Human rights in the Philippines, Administration of justice--procedural reforms on court congestion, The New constitution and human rights, Beijing-Manila detente, major issues
