THE top human rights official of the United Nations (UN) has accused President Rodrigo Duterte of breaking long-held taboos by speaking openly about extra-judicial killings that could threaten international law.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, in a speech delivered in London, also expressed concern over US President Donald Trump’s “persistent flirtation” with torture, which was banned under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
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