A United Nations expert who irked the Philippines with a surprise visit said on Saturday she was keen to return and investigate alleged summary killings, but only if President Rodrigo Duterte drops his condition that she must hold a debate with him. Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, has been vocal about allegations of systematic executions in the Philippines as part of Duterte's war on drugs. A planned visit by Callamard in December was cancelled because she refused to accept Duterte's conditions. It turned out, however, that Callamard had actually informed the government in advance of her trip through the Philippine mission in Geneva. Also see: Duterte 'willing to kill more' as he enlists military support in drugs war

Source: The Star May 07, 2017 12:11 UTC