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The International Observer Mission releases final report of its 5-month observation of #Halalan2022, along with recommendations for future elections.

Report says May 9 Philippine polls “failed to meet the international standard of a free, honest & fair election".

Among issues IOM raised on #Halalan2022:
-"higher level of failure" of electronic voting system
-election-related human rights violations like killings
-"disturbing level" of red-tagging
-"very widespread" vote-buying
-disinformation & harassment of journalists

Among IOM's recommendations for the PH election system post-#Halalan2022 (1/6):
-Comelec commissioners be appointed by independent process to be nonpartisan
-return party-list system to original intent to represent marginalized groups
-pass anti-political dynasty law

IOM post-#Halalan2022 recommendations (2/6) :
-military be excluded from electoral process
-Comelec accredit independent foreign election observers
-make voting transparent: replace VCMs with manual counting, make vote counting algorithm independently verifiable

IOM post-#Halalan2022 recommendations (3/6):
-stop intimidation of journalists, pressure on media
-social media platforms be required to eliminate confirmed fake news posts
-shut down troll farms, int'l community regulate socmed companies

IOM post-#Halalan2022 recommendations (4/6):
-withdraw charges, release election campaigners detained in campaign period
-abolish NTF-ELCAC & repeal Anti-Terror law, criminalize red-tagging
-int'l community intensify monitoring of human rights in PH

IOM post-#Halalan2022 recommendations (5/6):
-Int'l Criminal Court expedite investigation of Duterte admin
-countries to enact Magnitsky-style laws for action vs human rights violators/corruption
-EU persuade PH to end EJKs

IOM post-#Halalan2022 recommendations (6/6):
-US justice dept pursue contempt judgment vs Marcos Jr., Imelda
-US Congress pass PH Human Rights Act to halt PH military funding/aid
-UN HR Comm & ICC act on red-tagging in PH
-int'l community challenge history-distortion efforts

IOM commissioner & former Australian senator Lee Rhiannon on #Halalan2022:

"The evidence is just overwhelming the national PH election clearly failed the people of the Philippines. [Pres-elect] Marcos Jr. and [VP-elect] Sara Duterte were not elected legitimately."

Full story on the @ICHRPGlobal report:

#Halalan2022 ‘failed’ Filipinos, global rights group says

news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/2…

The @ICHRPGlobal IOM report on PH elections #Halalan2022 can be accessed here:

ichrp.net/wp-content/upl…

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