MANILA, Philippines — A total of 24 lawyers from 12 countries expressed their disapproval of the nomination of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’ to the United Nations (UN) International Law Commission (ILC). The lawyers are representatives of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), a worldwide body of democratic lawyers and jurists from over 90 countries. Apart from this, the lawyers said that Roque had also “openly undermined” international accountability bodies and mechanisms like the International Criminal Court (ICC), the UN Human Rights Council, and the UN Office High Commissioner for Human Rights. “At its core, his election will be adding insult to the irreparable injury to the victims of continuing human rights violations in the Philippines,” they added. RELATED STORIESRoque downplays opposition of 152 lawyers to his ILC nominationADVERTISEMENTUP Diliman opposes Roque’s nomination to UN’s Int’l Law CommissionProtesters stage New York rally vs. Roque’s ILC nominationFLAG: Harry Roque ‘ill-suited’ to join international law commissionATMSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 10, 2021 00:13 UTC