YES. NO. ABSTAIN. Here's how member-nations of the UN Human Rights Council voted on a resolution seeking an investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines.
MANILA - The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution seeking an investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines, including alleged extrajudicial killings in government's drug war.
"This resolution was not universally adopted. Therefore, its validity is 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," Locsin said. It added that since 2017, Iceland has led 3 joint statements on the Philippine situation. It said it simply wants a report from the High Commissioner by June next year.
Callamard has been the subject of numerous verbal tirades by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte and Malacañang had repeatedly stressed they would not welcome her in the country.
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