Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations, Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people, Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as having inspired, and paved the way for, the adoption of more than seventy human rights treaties, applied today on a permanent basis at global and regional levels (all containing references to it in their preambles). Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 ( General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. "The families look at the ICC as a source of hope," said delos Santos' uncle, Randy.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Rights groups say authorities summarily executed them.Īmong those killed was high-school student Kian delos Santos, whose death in 2017 led to the first convictions of police officers in the drug war, and featured in a report by a former ICC prosecutor. Since Duterte unleashed his drugs war, security forces say more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers have been killed because they fought back violently. "They should have started investigating soon as the killings began in 2016." "Why is the government only doing this now? Is it because they were rattled by the ICC?," asked Llore Pasco, 67, whose two sons were killed in the crackdown.
The release of details of the 50 drug war deaths marked a rare admission by the state that abuses may have taken place. Philippine Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he had encouraged the victims' families to file complaints directly with the ministry and make use of a witness protection programme. "Our bet is that the ICC will determine the investigation is not genuine," Conti told Reuters. Still, Kristina Conti, who represents Lopez and other relatives of victims, expects the ICC to resume its probe. A few weeks after ICC judges approved its probe, the Philippines said it had reviewed 50 cases that indicated foul play. Governments can ask the ICC to defer a case if they are implementing their own investigations. "The Court may only exercise jurisdiction where national legal systems fail to do so, which is certainly not the case in the Philippines," its letter to the ICC said. The government, which previously refused to cooperate with the ICC, told the court on Nov 10, that its legal system was more than capable of addressing suspected rights abuses.
"They are obviously scared of being investigated," she said. I almost threw my cellphone when I read the news," said Normita Lopez, 57, whose son died in the anti-drugs campaign, her voice cracking with emotion. The ICC, which in September approved an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in which thousands of people have died, on Saturday (Nov 20) temporarily suspended the probe at Manila's request. MANILA: Relatives of people killed in the Philippines' war on drugs have accused the government of attempting to evade accountability by asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer its investigation.
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