Philippines drugs war: UN votes to investigate killings

[S.J.B.]

Philippines drugs war: UN votes to investigate killings
BBC
July 11th, 2019

The UN Human Rights Council has voted to set up an investigation into alleged crimes committed during the Philippine government's war on drugs.

The resolution, which passed by a narrow margin, mandates a comprehensive written report into the human rights situation in the country.

It will focus on reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances.

The Philippines strongly opposed the resolution and branded it a "travesty".

President Rodrigo Duterte launched the anti-narcotics campaign in 2016, to deal with a rampant drug problem.

Read the full story here.

How each country voted (from this article):

Spoiler: How each country voted:

 

[S.J.B.]

The votes are not at all surprising. It's a shame the places they allow to sit on the HRC.

 

[ro4eva]

The votes are not at all surprising. It's a shame the places they allow to sit on the HRC.

I couldn't agree more -- it has become a mockery unto itself.