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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Amnesty International announced on Monday it had appointed global human rights expert Agnes Callamard as its new secretary general with immediate effect. The London-based rights group said it chose Callamard, who led the recent high-profile UN probe into the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following an extensive global search. It added that the Frenchwoman, who is in her mid-50s and previously worked for Amnesty from 1995 to 2001, […]
(Eagle News) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions thanked the United Nations Human Rights Council for adopting the resolution seeking a comprehensive written report into Philippone government’s drug war. In her tweet, UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard said that she was also thanking the UN human rights body “on behalf of the thousands of victims of a senseless war on drugs, the dozens of murdered defenders, lawyers, farmers […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — There is “credible evidence” linking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, an independent UN rights expert said Wednesday, calling for an international investigation. In a fresh report, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said she had “determined that there is credible evidence, warranting further investigation of high-level Saudi Officials’ individual liability, […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang lauded the Chinese Foreign Ministry for taking the “correct” stand in upholding the right of the Philippine government to combat crimes and illegal drugs, which the Palace said was the proper response of an UN member state. This was after the spokesman of the China’s foreign ministry Lu Kang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s “positive efforts” to improve the situation in the country, amid comments made by United Nations high commissioner […]
(Eagle News) – The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has “deplored” a recent statement of President Rodrigo Duterte urging police forces not to cooperate with UN special rapporteur who is tasked to investigate the alleged human rights violations in the Philippines. In his oral address on March 7 to the 37th human rights council, Zeid said he was also concerned with the “continued vilification” of UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, February 27, that the Philippines was ready to have its human rights records scrutinized. But Cayetano also called on the UN council to also hear the side of the Philippine government and to not just listen to “critics who have politicized and even weaponized the issue.” He also appealed to the Council […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang stressed that any investigation that would be conducted by the United Nations Special Rapporteur “should have the proper consent from the state party,” as it questioned the credibility and character of UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the UN Special Rapporteur system requires this “consent” from the state party. “To those familiar with the Special Rapporteur’s system, all investigations must be consented to by state […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has put into question the objectivity and professionalism of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Dr. Agnes Callamard. A Palace spokesperson pointed out that her visit to the Philippines in an unofficial capacity mainly to criticize the country’s drug war, was done while a Philippine delegation had been sent to the UN office in Geneva to report and explain the human rights situation in the […]
The United Nations’ special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings has condemned the use of violence to combat illegal drugs, as she made an unofficial visit to the Philippines. Agnes Callamard had since last year wanted to travel to the Philippines to investigate Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. In a speech at the University of the Philippines, Callamard warned of the many pitfalls of governments globally adopting violent responses to illegal drugs, and said she […]
(Eagle News) — What better ways are there? This was the reaction of the Philippine National Police to a statement from United Nations Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard that there were “better options” to addressing the illegal drug problem. Callamard made the statement during a forum on drug policies at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City on Friday. She clarified, however, that she was in the country only for “academic” purposes. Last year, the government invited Callamard […]
(Eagle News) — The special rapporteur of the United Nations who had earlier made comments on the rise of extrajudicial killings since the start of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has set conditions for the visit, including the request for “freedom of inquiry” and “confidential and unsupervised contact with witnesses.” UN special rapporteur on summary executions Agnes Callamard specified her conditions for her visit to the country to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The conditions were disclosed […]
