MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formally launched an e-lawyering service that seeks to provide real-time legal advice amid the quarantine restrictions being imposed by the government in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The CHR launched the Human Rights – E-Lawyering Service (HR-ELS) on Thursday, in time for the observance of the International Human Rights Day.
The program will be implemented in partnership with the Office of Legal Aid of the University of the Philippines College of Law.
CHR Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana said the program has the potential to make legal services more accessible to the marginalized sec…
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