{"id":119169,"date":"2017-09-23T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T01:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119169"},"modified":"2025-01-17T20:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T01:04:32","slug":"un-adopts-ph-human-rights-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/23\/un-adopts-ph-human-rights-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"UN adopts PH human rights report card"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_119170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119170\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/250px-United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119170\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/250px-United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.png\" alt=\"UN Human Rights Council (Photo by Source, Fair use)\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/250px-United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo.png 250w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/250px-United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council_Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UN Human Rights Council (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=26138058\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Source, Fair use<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2014 The Philippines on Saturday welcomed the final adoption of its human rights report card by the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it affirms Manila&#8217;s commitment to its human rights obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-member body adopted Friday the country\u2019s Third Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in Geneva.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy female viagra online <a href=\"https:\/\/tapmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/female-viagra.html\">https:\/\/tapmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/female-viagra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The final adoption of our UPR Report during the 36th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva demonstrates that the Philippines has nothing to hide with its human rights record,&#8221; Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano said in a statement from New York where he is attending the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The UPR of the UN Human Rights Council is the world&#8217;s principal peer review mechanism where member-states come together to discuss their human rights policies and plans and exchange views on how to improve human rights through international cooperation. The process is transparent and member-states interact as sovereign equals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Philippines will remain resolute in its respect for and protection of human rights as it strives to improve the lives and welfare of each and every Filipino by protecting them from the scourges of drugs and criminality,&#8221; Cayetano said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy tetracycline online <a href=\"https:\/\/tapmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/tetracycline.html\">https:\/\/tapmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/tetracycline.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The adoption is basically part of the UPR process where member-states confirm which recommendations to accept from those made when then Senator Cayetano presented the Philippine UPR\u00a0 report before the Council in Geneva in May.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippine Mission to the United Nations in Geneva said the report was warmly welcomed by other ASEAN member-states Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Thailand, which all commended the country&#8217;s human rights achievements.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cialis black online <a href=\"https:\/\/tapmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cialis-black.html\">https:\/\/tapmedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cialis-black.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Philippine Mission said the 2017 report is the third to be adopted by the council, which also adopted the Philippine UPR reports in 2008 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This shows the full engagement of the Philippines with the UN Human Rights Council as the most important international human rights machinery,&#8221; said Ambassador Evan Garcia, Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Philippines committed to fully accept 103 out of the 257 recommendations it received, after a careful review and inclusive consultation with inputs from various stakeholders, especially from representatives from the State\u2019s executive, legislative and judicial departments, was done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accepted recommendations mirrored the recommending States\u2019 understanding of the current human rights situation in the Philippines, recognized and respected the State as currently implementing or having implemented them, and were supportive of the Philippines\u2019 pursuit of human rights aimed at uplifting human dignity,\u201d Ambassador Garcia added.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines fully accepted the recommendations that pertained to the sustainable protection of family and society in general, such as the preservation of the sanctity of family life, effective advocacy of economic and social rights through development, mitigation of the adverse effects of climate change, eradication of poverty, and improvements to access to health care and public education.<\/p>\n<p>It also accepted those recommendations aimed at enhancing the current capacities of the country to protect the right to life, liberty and property through the rule of law and accessibility of victims to justice in pursuit of anti-abortion initiatives, eradication of all forms of slavery, counter-terrorism efforts, and the anti-illegal drugs campaign. 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