VERA Files
What is universal periodic review (UPR) of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and its relevance to improving the human rights situation in the country? Here are five things you should know.
Ano ang universal periodic review (UPR) ng United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council at ang kaugnayan nito sa pagpapabuti ng sitwasyon ng karapatang pantao sa bansa? Narito ang limang bagay na dapat mong malaman.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that she “remains disturbed” over reports of “continuing and severe” human rights violations across the Philippines despite the government’s claims that it is addressing the issue.
The UN Human Rights Council did not declare that Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs “broke no laws.”
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) is offering “technical assistance and capacity-building” to the Duterte government to help improve the human rights situation in the Philippines.