Possible scenarios, sanctionsAsked about the sanctions that could be imposed on the country if the killings continued, Fisher enumerated the points below.
1. The general assembly of the United Nations Human Rights Council can expel the Philippines from membership if it regularly violates its international human rights obligations.
2. As many states have spoken out against the killings, they may take this into account in their bilateral relations with the Philippines – including their economic relations. The Philippines enjoys zero duties for many of its exports under the European Union’s GSP+ scheme, and the condition for these trade perks is the Philippines’ practice of 27 international conventions, many of which revolve around human rights.
3. The UN may launch an independent investigation.
4. If violations are widespread and systematic, they can amount to crimes against humanity. This means those responsible, “including at the very top levels, can be held to account before bodies such as the International Criminal Court.â€
“International law is there for everybody, and human rights are universal,†Fisher concluded. “Before the government says, ‘Well, these can’t be crimes against humanity because people who associate with drugs, they’re not humanity,’ well, you don’t get to strip people’s humanity away like that.â€
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