She said the Marcos administration has made “very clear pronouncements” about the seriousness of the government in terms of human rights obligations. READ:
Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza made this remark after the United Nations Human Rights Committee last week issued findings on the alleged grave human rights violations and the extremely high number of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, particularly in the context of the government’s campaigns against illegal drugs.
Daza cited how Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla had assured the UNHRC of the Philippines’ efforts to strengthen domestic human rights mechanisms during his meeting with UN Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif last Oct. 4.
He highlighted the department’s reforms in decongesting prisons and the release last month of 371 detainees who had served their sentences.
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