The governments of the Philippines and China voted negative on the resolution which called on the UNHRC to look into the human rights situation in the Philippines. | NAMercadoINQ
MANILA, Philippines — The governments of the Philippines and China voted negative on the resolution which called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to look into the human rights situation in the Philippines.In his statement read by Philippine Permanent Representative for United Nations Evan Garcia, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the resolution was “not universally adopted’” making its validity “highly questionable.
“It does not represent the will of the Council, much less that of the developing countries who are always the target of such resolutions. Western countries pushed for this resolution in the confidence that the world has forgotten what they did and what should have been done to them had there been a Human Rights Council. It was pushed with the arrogance that developing countries must not stand up to them even if we can and as we hereby do. There will be consequences,” Locsin said.
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