Philippines rejects UN report on increasing human rights violations


MANILA (dpa): The Philippine government on Saturday (June 6) rejected a UN report for what it called "faulty conclusions" about increasing human rights violations.

The UN Human Rights Office said violations in the Philippines have become more acute as President Rodrigo Duterte's "incendiary" language encourages the use of violent force in countering national security threats and illegal drugs.

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