Tag: human rights issue

Bringing up the issue of EJKs by Canadian PM Trudeau, not new – political analyst

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Political analyst Ramon Casiple said it is not surprising for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring up the issue of extra-judicial killings with President Rodrigo Duterte. Casiple said that Canada has been expressing its concern on the matter and this may have been a subject of discussion for Filipinos in Canada. During a press conference, Trudeau revealed that he raised the issue of human rights violations during his […]

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Other countries more concerned with terrorism than human rights in PHL, says President Duterte

(Eagle News) —  President Rodrigo Duterte said that other countries are now more concerned with terrorism and less with the human rights situation in the country. Duterte said this after meeting with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop who both paid courtesy calls in Malacanang on August 7. “Mostly, they have considerably toned down on human rights,” Duterte said. “Nobody… mostly it was terrorism. But no one […]

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