The human rights situation in the Philippines is 'better' than it was during the previous administration, the European Parliament says.
The human rights situation in the Philippines is"better" than it was during the previous administration, the European Parliament said on Friday.
"It is better than it was under President [Rodrigo] Duterte, I think that we can clearly state," parliament member Hannah Neumann said in a media briefing with other European lawmakers when asked to assess the state of the country. "We clearly had the impression that everyone was willing to discuss human rights issues with us," she added.
Neumann also said there are"pronouncements" from the Philippine side"that could indeed improve things if they were implemented."During their stay in the Philippines for the past week, Neumann and other members of the European Parliament held dialogues on human rights with several officials - including the Department of Justice and their counterparts in Congress.
The lawmakers, for instance, called for an end to red-tagging and abuse of the anti-terrorism law, and also pushed for measures to protect rights defenders.
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