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Philippines halts aid talks with backers of UN rights probe into drug war


Duterte’s office says the president did not issue the order. (AFP pic)MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has ordered the suspension of all loan and grant talks with foreign governments that backed a United Nations resolution to review human rights abuses during his signature anti-drug war.
The Iceland-sponsored UN Human Rights Council resolution passed by a minority vote in July, drawing a sharp riposte from Duterte, who bristles at Western condemnation of his campaign which has killed thousands and drawn international condemnation but is widely supported by Filipinos.
Last month, Duterte’s chief aide issued a memorandum which he signed “by order of …read more

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