THE United Nations Human Rights rapporteurs has asked the Philippine government to have a joint fact finding visit to the country in the first quarter of 2017.
Dainius Puras, a UN Human Rights expert said in his letter that the objective of their joint visit, which was posted on the UN Human Rights Office of the high commissioner website, would be “to examine issues related to the Special Rapporteur’s mandates and to identify good practices and challenges, as well as the most effective ways to assist the Philippines in guaranteeing the protection of the right to life and the right to health, particularly in the context of the anti-drug campaign.”
The request for a joint country visit followed a previous communication in September from the two Special Rapporteurs, proposing the organization of an expert consultation on drug control strategies and policies.
