(Eagle News)—The Commission on Human Rights on Saturday, Oct. 13, said the Philippines’ reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Council “puts pressure on the Philippine government to address numerous allegations of human rights violations, starting with the growing cases of extrajudicial killings purportedly linked to the government’s campaign against illegal drugs.”
According to the CHR, the country’s “credibility to be part of this body” after all “rests on its ability to effect actions that will concretely address these allegations..”
It said this should be “in line with its mandate to promote, protect, and fulfil the human rights of all and not just of a select few.”
As such, the CHR said it would “continue to perform its mandate of helping UN to monitor the human rights situation.”
The Palace has said the country’s reelection to the UNHRC was however a repudiation of the drug war critics’ arguments.
