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Duterte’s war on drugs: global human rights coalition to aid International Criminal Court in Philippines inquiry Raissa Robles in Manila Filipino relatives of victims of drug-related killings hold pictures as they attend a Manila church mass in March 2019 in support of a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte filed at the International Criminal Court. Photo: EPA-EFE
Foreign-based church groups, lawyers and political leaders have formed the human rights coalition Investigate PH to gather evidence on suspected crimes against humanity related to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte s war on drugs and to lobby the United Nations and other international bodies to hold him accountable.
PH rights summit a mere deodorizer for violations — int l rights group inquirer.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Friday, 11 December 2020, 6:32 pm
PH gov’t human rights summit, a deodorizer
-ICHRP
An international rights group called out the
government’s “human rights” summit as another platform
to save face after gaining global notoriety for human rights
abuses. As the world commemorates the 72nd human rights day,
International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines
(ICHRP) supports the Filipinos’ call for credible
independent investigation on what’s happening in the
country.
“We find it ironic that arrests and rights
violations continue in the same week that Philippine
government launches a human rights summit. It is clear that
this platform is nothing but an extravagant deodorizer aimed