The local Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has quickly come out to rationalize the recent United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution calling for an investigation into alleged human rights violations in the Philippine war on illegal drugs.

CHR spokesman Jacqueline de Guia’s tack is to say the resolution is a normal procedure for the UN council. The UNHRC team reportedly visited 58 countries for similar fact-finding missions last year.

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