UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations should not interfere with any state in its functions of protecting its citizens and eliminating threats, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said, amid a UN resolution seeking a review of the way the Philippine government has carried out its campaign against illegal drugs. “Some in the rest of the world may not like the electoral result; but the people back home are happy with their choice. But the UN is not free to interfere with the state in its defining function of protecting its citizens and stamping out threats,” he added. In July, the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the Philippines and directed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a comprehensive written report on the matter. While the country remains committed to the ideals of the UN, Locsin noted that human rights should start “with the right of the many who are good, to be safe and be protected from the bad.”

Source: Philippine Star September 29, 2019 15:38 UTC