Patrick Baudouin, President of the International Federation for Human Rights, called the rejection a 'dark day for justice' and a 'shocking decision, which is based on a deeply flawed reasoning'. . ..…
And they lamented China’s authoritarian tightening under President Xi Jinping. . To be sure, these concerns — add to them China’s human rights record, in particular its treatment of the Uighurs — are legitimate, just as were American objections to Soviet expansion and..…
Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippines, called the inquiry unpardonable intrusions and said the UN experts were foreign propagandists masquerading as human rights protectors, on Saturday. . ... It's time for such action to be taken on the human rights in..…
United Nations human rights representatives demand independent investigation into ugly record of human rights violations in Philippines, it's that the call will have much of effect on President Rodrigo Duterte. ... The UN council is time to take action against sustained attacks..…
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) also welcomed the UN experts statement saying that in three years of impunity under President Duterte, the “Philippines is now in a state of human rights emergency.” . ..…
The NED’s mandate is to promote democracy and human rights in developing countries. . ... According to former NED president Carl Gershman: . “It would be terrible for democratic groups around the world to be seen as subsidized by the C.I.A. … We have not had the capability of..…
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