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UN Special Rapporteur sets conditions for Philippine visit

  (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 […]