U.N. calls on Philippines to investigate killings of rights activists

MANILA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday called on the Philippine government to investigate immediately the killings of three human rights activists on a southern island affected by long-running armed conflict.

In a statement, U.N. special rapporteurs Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, on the rights of indigenous people, and Michel Forst, on the situation of human rights defenders, expressed serious concern about increasing rights violations in the area.