In a policy paper submitted to UN member-states, HRW said that extrajudicial killings in the Philippine government’s “war on drugs” allegedly still occur on a regular basis.
The Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the member-states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a strong resolution during its 51st session, addressing the human rights situation in the Philippines in light of its government’s campaign against illegal drugs.
“UN member-states should not be fooled by the baseless claims from the new Philippine government that the rights situation has suddenly improved,” HRW Geneva director Lucy McKernan said. It should also request continued reporting by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in the country.
GMA News Online has already asked the Palace, the Department of Justice, and the Commission on Human Rights for comment but has yet to receive their statements.of rejoining the ICC ,” pointing out that the country already has its own investigation into the drug war killings.of the Hague-based tribunal's Rome Statute in 2018, with the withdrawal taking effect in 2019, after the ICC began a preliminary probe into the crackdown.
“Filipinos who suffered the most during the Duterte administration are looking to the Human Rights Council to help them achieve justice for themselves and their loved ones,” she added.
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