MANILA, Philippines — The government’s first ever Human Rights Summit is a mere attempt to deodorize numerous rights violations that occurred in the country, an international rights group claimed.
According to the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), it is ironic to think that the three-day summit convened by the Department of Justice (DOJ) occurred in the same week when alleged abuses were done against activists.
“We find it ironic that arrests and rights violations continue in the same week that Philippine government launches a human rights summit,” ICHRP chairperson Peter Murphy said on Thursday.
“It is clear that this platform is nothing but…
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