MANILA, Philippines — A group of Philippine rights defenders on Saturday backed Iceland’s draft resolution that will prod the United Nations Human Rights Council to call for actions on the alleged human rights violations in the Philippines. Iceland filed a two-page draft resolution Thursday, requesting UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to prepare a “comprehensive” written report on the human rights situation in the Philippines that would be presented during the council’s 44th session. According to a Reuters report, more than two dozen countries—mainly European states—backed the draft resolution. The Philippines is a member of the Human Rights Council. She said she also welcomes the call of UN special rapporteurs for the Human Rights Council to take action on what they called a sharp deterioration of human rights in the Philippines.

Source: Philippine Star July 06, 2019 09:56 UTC