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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) — 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 […]
