“Philippine government officials, whose
cacophony of excuses for non-cooperation on the UN Human Rights Council
resolution has pervaded recent news, are like wolves baying for more blood.
Instead of welcoming an independent and modest action, they have strewn all
possible alibis against the gathering of information on the facts regarding the
human rights situation in the country and have justified the policies that
enable further attacks on people’s rights. These responses prove that the
Duterte administration has much to hide and that an independent international
probe is much needed,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay.