Ambassador Cecilia Rebong, Philippines’ permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte did not issue a “shoot to kill” order against drug suspects and criminals.
Delivering the Philippine statement on the second day of the 33rd Session of the Human Rights Council – Rebong said Philippine police have the right to defend themselves when drug suspects violently resist arrest.
The statement was issued by Rebong in response to the earlier speech of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who said Duterte’s “statements of scorn for international human rights law display a striking lack of understanding of human rights institutions and the principles which keep societies safe.”
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