'Opportunity to fulfill commitment': CHR urges Marcos Jr. admin to welcome ICC probe

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Policemen check the gun recovered from one of two unidentified drug suspects after they were shot dead by police during a buy-bust operation in Tondo, Manila on June 8, 2018. Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/01/20180608-drugwar-tondo-bs-1.jpg"/><figcaption>Policemen check the gun recovered from one of two unidentified drug suspects after they were shot dead by police during a buy-bust operation in Tondo, Manila on June 8, 2018. <em>Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday urged the Marcos Jr. administration to welcome the International Criminal Court&#x27;s decision to resume its probe into the violent drug war launched by the previous administration.</p><p>In a statement, the CHR said the current administration &quot;should view the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber decision as an opportunity to fulfill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s earlier commitment in ensuring a &#x27;high-level of accountability&#x27; for human issues and violations during his term.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Let this development be a chance for the Philippines to demonstrate openness and transparency as part of the fraternity of nations that values human rights and the rule of law,&quot; the commission said.</p><p>The CHR expressed its &quot;openness and willingness to assist the present administration in upholding the rights and dignity of all.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We have since shared CHR&#x27;s recommendations and ways forward to the Philippine government through our 2022 CHR Report on investigated killings in relation to the anti-illegal drug campaign,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;The ICC investigation is an opportune occasion for the present government to take the right track in upholding its human rights obligations, especially for those wronged and violated,&quot; the commission added.</p><p>In a statement dated Jan. 26, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) said it approved ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan&#x27;s request to continue its probe since Manila&#x27;s efforts to investigate and prosecute the alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines were not satisfactory.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/23/icc-oks-resumption-of-probe-into-ph-drug-war-davao-killings">ICC approves resumption of probe into PH drug war, Davao killings</a></li></ul><p>International rights group Human Rights Watch praised the ICC&#x27;s decision, saying the ICC investigation &quot;is the only credible avenue for justice for the victims and their families of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous war on drugs.&quot;</p><p>&quot;As the court’s judges agreed, Philippine authorities are not &#x27;undertaking relevant investigations&#x27; into these crimes or &#x27;making a real or genuine effort&#x27; to carry these investigations out. The ICC offers a path forward to fill the accountability vacuum,&quot; it said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/23/i-am-ready-says-bato-as-icc-reopens-drug-war-probe">&#x27;I am ready,&#x27; says Dela Rosa on ICC resumption of drug war probe</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/23/philippines-to-appeal-icc-resumption-of-drug-war-probe">Philippines to appeal ICC resumption of drug war inquiry</a></li></ul><p>The Philippine government said it will appeal the ICC&#x27;s decision to reopen the investigation into Duterte&#x27;s brutal anti-drug campaign—which left thousands dead—and killings in Davao City from November 2011 to June 2016, when the former President served both as mayor and vice mayor.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kOnsfyf1JyQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The CHR expressed its 'openness and willingness to assist the present administration in upholding the rights and dignity of all.'

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'Opportunity to fulfill commitment': CHR urges Marcos Jr. admin to welcome ICC probe

'Opportunity to fulfill commitment': CHR urges Marcos Jr. admin to welcome ICC probe

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Published Jan 27, 2023 09:41 PM PHT

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