Technical Cooperation and Capacity-Building for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Philippines

A/HRC/RES/45/33View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building, published in 2020.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Accountability Capacity Building Human Rights Philippines Technical Cooperation

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6 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the comprehensive report presented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fourth session,² and encourages the Government of the Philippines to address the issues raised in the report and other remaining challenges in relation to the situation of human rights throughout the country;

²A/HRC/44/22.

Underlines the importance for the Government of the Philippines to ensure accountability for human rights violations and abuses, and in this regard to conduct independent, full and transparent investigations and to prosecute all those who have perpetrated serious crimes, including violations and abuses of human rights, in accordance with due process under national courts of law and in full compliance with its international human rights obligations;

Requests the High Commissioner and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, with a view to improving further the situation of human rights in the Philippines, to provide support for the country in its continued fulfilment of its international human rights obligations and commitments, taking into account the proposed United Nations joint programme on human rights to provide technical assistance and capacity-building for, inter alia, domestic investigative and accountability measures, data gathering on alleged police violations, civic space and engagement with civil society and the Commission on Human Rights, national mechanism for reporting and follow-up, counter-terrorism legislation, and human rights-based approaches to drug control;

Urges Member States, relevant United Nations agencies and other stakeholders to encourage and support technical cooperation between the Government of the Philippines and the Office of the High Commissioner with a view to improving the situation of human rights in the country in response to the Government’s requests for technical assistance and capacity-building;

Welcomes in this regard the commitment of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines and the United Nations system working in the Philippines and others, as well as international, regional and bilateral partners, to intensify the work of the United Nations on the ground and to assist the Government of the Philippines through effective human rights technical assistance and capacity-building measures;

Underlines the importance of, and the commitment of the Government of the Philippines to, continued monitoring, assessment and evaluation of the technical assistance and capacity-building programme, and requests the High Commissioner to present an oral update to the Human Rights Council at its forty-eighth session and to submit a report to the Council at its fifty-first session, to be discussed in an enhanced interactive dialogue, with the participation of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, on the implementation of the present resolution and on the progress and results of technical cooperation and capacity-building for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines.

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