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Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
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"You Must Be Stupid": Rodrigo Duterte Says Won't Be Tried By International Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let-up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through "to the very end".
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"He Can Go To Hell": Philippines President On UN Human Rights Expert
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a UN human rights expert who said the country's judicial independence was under threat to 'go to hell', warning against interference in domestic affairs.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Needs "Psychiatric Evaluation": UN Rights Chief
The UN human rights chief said Friday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has launched profanity-laced diatribes against United Nations rapporteurs, needs "psychiatric evaluation".
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Shoot Female Rebels In Vaginas: Philippine President Tells His Soldiers
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte last week told soldiers to shoot female rebels in their genitals, the latest in a series of violent, misogynistic remarks.
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Rodrigo Duterte Calls For Protection Of 'Human Rights For All Human Race'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing international criticism for his bloody war on drugs, said his country was willing to host a "world summit" to tackle how nations can protect human rights.
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Stray Cats, Killers And No Regrets: Rodrigo Duterte's Drug-War Foe, Leila de Lima, On Life In Jail
Philippine police have arrested more than 80,000 people during President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, but few as prominent or defiant as Leila de Lima.
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More Blood But No Victory As Philippine Drug War Marks Its First Year
Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime.
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US Defends Trump Invitation To Rodrigo Duterte Despite Human Rights Criticism
The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to invite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington, saying his cooperation was needed to counter North Korea, even as the administration faced human rights criticism for its overture to Manila.
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Hundreds Of Naked Prisoners Searched For Contraband In Philippine Jail
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
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Philippine Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Buried With Full Military Honours
Former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried with military honours at a heroes' cemetery in the capital Manila on Friday, almost 30 years after his death in Hawaii, amid protests by human rights groups and opposition politicians.
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Philippines Is Not 'Little Brown Brother' Of US: Foreign Minister
The Philippines is firmly committed to its alliance with the United States but will not be lectured on human rights and treated like a "little brown brother," the country's Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Thursday.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte 'Lacks Understanding' Of Rights: UN
The United Nations has said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has a "striking lack of understanding" of its human rights institutions in a rebuke over his crime war that has killed more than 3,000 people.
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Barack Obama To Meet Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte, Broach Human Rights
US President Barack Obama is expected to meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sept. 6, and plans to touch on human rights as well as security concerns, the White House said on Monday.
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Rodrigo Duterte Government Rebuffs UN Rights Investigator Seeking Philippines Visit
The UN human rights investigator has said she hopes to visit the Philippines to probe alleged extrajudicial killings, but President Rodrigo Duterte's government bluntly declared she was unwelcome.
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Late Dictator's Son Vs Rights Lawyer: What's At Stake In Philippines Polls
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
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"You Must Be Stupid": Rodrigo Duterte Says Won't Be Tried By International Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let-up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through "to the very end".
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"He Can Go To Hell": Philippines President On UN Human Rights Expert
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a UN human rights expert who said the country's judicial independence was under threat to 'go to hell', warning against interference in domestic affairs.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Needs "Psychiatric Evaluation": UN Rights Chief
The UN human rights chief said Friday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has launched profanity-laced diatribes against United Nations rapporteurs, needs "psychiatric evaluation".
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Shoot Female Rebels In Vaginas: Philippine President Tells His Soldiers
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte last week told soldiers to shoot female rebels in their genitals, the latest in a series of violent, misogynistic remarks.
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Rodrigo Duterte Calls For Protection Of 'Human Rights For All Human Race'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing international criticism for his bloody war on drugs, said his country was willing to host a "world summit" to tackle how nations can protect human rights.
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Stray Cats, Killers And No Regrets: Rodrigo Duterte's Drug-War Foe, Leila de Lima, On Life In Jail
Philippine police have arrested more than 80,000 people during President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, but few as prominent or defiant as Leila de Lima.
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More Blood But No Victory As Philippine Drug War Marks Its First Year
Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime.
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US Defends Trump Invitation To Rodrigo Duterte Despite Human Rights Criticism
The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to invite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington, saying his cooperation was needed to counter North Korea, even as the administration faced human rights criticism for its overture to Manila.
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Hundreds Of Naked Prisoners Searched For Contraband In Philippine Jail
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
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Philippine Dictator Ferdinand Marcos Buried With Full Military Honours
Former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried with military honours at a heroes' cemetery in the capital Manila on Friday, almost 30 years after his death in Hawaii, amid protests by human rights groups and opposition politicians.
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Philippines Is Not 'Little Brown Brother' Of US: Foreign Minister
The Philippines is firmly committed to its alliance with the United States but will not be lectured on human rights and treated like a "little brown brother," the country's Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Thursday.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte 'Lacks Understanding' Of Rights: UN
The United Nations has said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has a "striking lack of understanding" of its human rights institutions in a rebuke over his crime war that has killed more than 3,000 people.
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Barack Obama To Meet Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte, Broach Human Rights
US President Barack Obama is expected to meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sept. 6, and plans to touch on human rights as well as security concerns, the White House said on Monday.
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Rodrigo Duterte Government Rebuffs UN Rights Investigator Seeking Philippines Visit
The UN human rights investigator has said she hopes to visit the Philippines to probe alleged extrajudicial killings, but President Rodrigo Duterte's government bluntly declared she was unwelcome.
