UN fails to pass decree on Philippine human rights - BusinessWorld Online

session in Geneva on Oct. 7 without taking action on the Philippines, despite dire expressions of concern from the UN human rights office, civil society organizations and families of victims of abuses,” the global watchdog said in an e-mailed statement.

But council member states and donor countries that supported the 2020 resolution and the ensuing Philippine-UN Joint Program did not press for a 2022 resolution, Human Rights Watch said. The program was designed to institutionalize human rights reforms in the Philippines in the face of “catastrophic rights abuses” during the war on drugs started by then President Rodrigo R. Duterte in 2016.

“Since Marcos took office on June 30, there has been no letup in drug war killings or other human rights violations,” the watchdog said. The Third World Studies Center of the University of the Philippines has reported 90 drug-related deaths under the new government.On Oct. 3, unidentified gunmen killed radio journalist Percival Mabasa, in Las Pinas City near the Philippine capital. He was the second journalist killed since Mr. Marcos became president.

The Justice chief underscored progress in state efforts to strengthen domestic human rights mechanisms, it said. The UN official recognized government efforts to enhance accountability and ensure a human rights-based approach to drug control, it added. Last month, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report saying the Philippine probe into human rights violations in connection with its deadly drug war lacked transparency.

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