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Former U.N. rights chief calls out 'dangerous silence' of world leaders
'When...Duterte says to his soldiers in Mindanao you are to shoot women in the vagina, did anyone say anything?' asks former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
Duterte claims Jordan king told him to ignore ex-UN rights chief
President Rodrigo Duterte quotes King Abdullah II as saying this of his cousin, Jordanian prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein: 'I don't even like him. He's a fake.'
UN urges Facebook to 'proactively' fight hate speech
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urges Facebook to 'be regulated by (international) human rights law'
Tributes pour in for former UN chief, Nobel laureate Kofi Annan
(4th UPDATE) World leaders and organizations pay tribute to the former UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Malacañang sees improved ties between Duterte, new UN rights chief
(UPDATED) The Philippine government welcomes the appointment of former Chile president Michelle Bachelet as new chief UN human rights commission
Chile's Bachelet picked to be U.N. rights chief
Michelle Bachelet – a two-time president who ranks among the world's most powerful women in politics – will step into a position that has drawn much controversy under Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
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Will next UN rights chief treat Duterte, world leaders more gently?
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has acknowledged that his unvarnished criticism of world leaders has made it impossible for him to secure a second term
If choppers from Jordan do not arrive, Duterte vows resuming salvo of curses
President threatens to revive his tirades against UN rights chief and Jordanian prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein if a donation of choppers does not arrive soon
Majority of Filipinos find Duterte 'bastos' for insulting UN rights chief
According to a Social Weather Stations survey, 52% of Filipinos also found as 'vulgar' President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial kiss on the lips with a married Filipina in South Korea
Duterte on Zeid, Abas as Comelec Commissioner, Go on Duterte | Evening wRap
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Duterte’s ‘restraint’ pays off: PH set to get Jordan helicopters
After following National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon's advice to 'shut up' about UN rights chief and Jordanian prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, President Duterte says Jordan's donation of two choppers is pushing through
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Duterte on UN Human Rights Chief, DOLE on Jollibee, Sison on resumption of peace talks | Evening wRap
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Duterte calls UN rights chief 'empty-headed'
President Rodrigo Duterte says he has been advised to refrain from commenting on the remarks of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, but he wants to 'seek revenge'
DOJ panel clears Peter Lim, China defends Duterte, U.S. House panel on Russian collusion | Midday wRap
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China defends Duterte from U.N. rights chief's tirades
China says 'anyone without bias can see' that President Rodrigo Duterte has made 'achievements' in fighting illegal drugs and improving people's jobs
Roque hits UN human rights chief's 'crude language'
'There's a world of difference between a UN official using crude language against a sitting head of state and the President using any kind of language that he wants on a private individual,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Trillanes backs Duterte psych evaluation 'for the sake of PH'
'His murderous and erratic ways plus his crass, twisted, and perverted statements are indicative of a deeply sick mind,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
Roque taunts UN rights chief: Your country has no democracy
'I would hope that although you do not have the same democratic system in your home country of Jordan, you will respect the kind of democracy that we have in the Philippines,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Psychiatric test? 'World needs more Dutertes,' says Cayetano
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano calls out UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein for suggesting that President Rodrigo Duterte undergo psychiatric evaluation because of his continued 'disgraceful' attacks on UN special rapporteurs
Philippine president needs 'psychiatric evaluation' – UN rights chief
(3rd UPDATE) Listing some of Manila's actions against UN officials, rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says 'it makes one believe that the president of the Philippines needs to submit himself to some sort of psychiatric evaluation'
UN rights chief slams Duterte's order to ignore drug war probes
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein also warns that the 'authoritarian approach to governance' of President Rodrigo Duterte can do irreparable damage to efforts to strengthen rule of law in the country
UN rights chief to Indonesia: Stop LGBT crackdown
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein: 'At a time when it is consolidating its democratic gains, we urge Indonesians to move forward - not backwards - on human rights'
Rohingya abuses could spark regional conflict – UN rights chief
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein: 'Myanmar faces a very serious crisis – with a potentially severe impact on the security of the region'
Malacañang says UN rapporteur Callamard incompetent, biased
After the UN human rights chief condemns Duterte's threat to slap Agnes Callamard, Malacañang says the President should not be judged for his 'colorful language'
Duterte on open-pit mining, Cayetano on arbitral award, UN Human Rights Chief | Midday wRap
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UN rights chief slams Duterte for threat to slap Callamard
The UN rights chief condemns 'in the strongest terms' the threats made by President Rodrigo Duterte against UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard
UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' abuses in Kurd majority region
A report from the UN rights office details evidence of massive destruction killings and numerous other serious human rights violations committed between July 2015 and December 2016 in southeast Turkey
UN alarm at new child abuse claims by foreign troops in C. Africa
UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon fired the head of the 10 000 strong MINUSCA force last year over the mounting number of cases but the allegations have continued to surface
