8 years ago
UN rights chief calls for murder investigation into Duterte claims
The UN human rights chief has asked Philippine authorities to launch a murder investigation after the president, Rodrigo Duterte, claimed to have killed people in the past, and to examine the “appalling epidemic of extrajudicial killings” committed during his anti-drug crackdown. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said the country’s judicial authorities “must demonstrate their commitment to upholding the rule of law and their independence from the executive” by investigating the president.
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