The Malacañang on Saturday welcomed the United Nation Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) final adoption of the third Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report. “The adoption of the Philippine UPR Report in Geneva recognizes the human rights record of the Philippines and our country’s commitment to human rights under the leadership of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENTHowever, UPR reports indicated that the Philippine government merely noted several recommendations pertaining to the administration’s deadly war on drugs. According to human rights group Karapatan, the government “completely glossed over” the 44 recommendations raising alarm on the Duterte administration’s violent crackdown against illegal drugs. The UNHRC on Friday adopted the third Philippine UPR report, which included the 103 state parties’ 257 recommendations to the Philippine government.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 23, 2017 09:56 UTC