The Philippines positioned 51st out of 163 nations within the “Atlas of Impunity” or the Impunity Index, which measures the “abuse of power enabled by a lack of accountability.”
The atlas tracks the abuse of energy throughout 5 key societal dimensions – unaccountable governance, abuse of human rights, battle, financial exploitation, and environmental degradation, based on its web site.
It was revealed by the worldwide political threat agency Eurasia Group with David Miliband and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
The Philippines acquired an general rating of two.83 out of 5, the place 5 is the best degree of impunity, the report mentioned.
It has the fourth worst rating amongst 10 Southeast Asian nations, after Myanmar with 3.85, Cambodia with 3.26, and Laos with 3.05.
Of the 5 dimensions, the report confirmed that Philippines positioned the bottom within the abuse of human rights, rating twentieth with 3.28 out of 5.
It positioned 52nd within the space of environmental degradation with 3.54 rating and 63rd as to unaccountable governance with 3.30 rating.
The nation ranked 56th in financial exploitation with 2.38 rating, and 84th place in battle and violence with 1.89.
Of the ten Southeast Asian nations included within the report, Singapore grabbed the highest spot with 1.5 rating rating 128th, adopted by Timor-Leste with 2.15 putting 103rd, Malaysia with 2.34 rating eighty fifth, and Indonesia with 2.38 rating 84th.
Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen high this 12 months’s checklist with the best impunity rating, with Finland, Denmark, and Sweden rating with the bottom impunity scores.
The atlas scores and ranks the extent of impunity in 163 nations and offers partial, indicative scoring for one more 34.
The report outlined impunity because the “exercise of power without accountability, which becomes, in its starkest form, the commission of crimes without punishment.”
“The atlas is intended to provide a practical and accessible tool to draw attention to abuses of power and press policymakers for change. The report and accompanying data aim to shine a light on the norms and practices that perpetuate impunity and hinder accountability around the world,” it mentioned.
GMA News sought remark from the Palace and Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on the report however has but to obtain as response as of this posting.
Remulla earlier mentioned that there isn’t a tradition of impunity within the Philippines.
“Let me assure this council and partners and civil society and reiterate, there is no culture of impunity in the Philippines. We are doubling our efforts to ensure that individuals who breach the bounds of the law, state actors included,” Remulla mentioned in his speech in the course of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council final March 1.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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