In a news conference in Cambodia on Wednesday night, Cayetano said Callamard had already judged the drug war of the Philippine government even before she arrived in the Philippines. Cayetano’s statement came after he led a delegation that defended the country’s drug war before the UN Human Rights Council, which conducted a review of the human rights situation in the Philippines on May 8. The senator said they told the UN that they will welcome a probe “as long as [the investigator]is independent and fair.”“Kasi ang problema kay Dr. Callamard ay meron silang ideology sa human rights eh. Callamard has repeatedly condemned the Duterte administration’s drug war, saying the deaths in the campaign could be extrajudicial killings. Human rights organizations, however, have reported over 9,000 deaths since the drug war was launched in July 2016.

Source: Manila Times May 11, 2017 09:45 UTC