Today, the Philippines signs on to the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations. It formally joins 59 other countries in expressing grave  concern  about  the  use  of  arbitrary  arrest  or  detention  of  foreign nationals by states to gain and exercise leverage over their governments, contrary to international law.

By signing on to this Declaration, we lend our voice to a chorus of nations calling for the release of foreign nationals who are arbitrarily detained by foreign States, and urging all states to refrain from this reprehensible practice. We stand in solidarity with countries whose nationals have been detained by other states seeking leverage over them.

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