Lawmaker, former-Mayor urge DFA to declare UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein persona non grata - News Spy


Lawmaker, former-Mayor urge DFA to declare UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein persona non grata



Left to Right: Ex-Candaba town Mayor Jerry Pelayo | UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein | Senior Citizen party-list Representative Milagros Magsaysay | CTTO
A group of demonstrator led by a former Pampanga mayor and a lawmaker encouraged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to pronounced United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein persona non grata. 

The protester headed by a former Candaba town Mayor Jerry Pelayo and a party-list Representative of Senior Citizen Milagros Magsaysay, conducted a protest activity in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office in Pasay City.

The group held banners urging human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein to apologize to President Rodrigo Duterte for his disrespectful previous remarks about Pres. Duterte.

The group of protesters | CTTO

The United Nations human rights chief said that Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte needs a psychiatric evaluation.

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein | CTTO
Zeid’s statement came after the Philippine justice ministry filed a petition in Manila court seeking the declaration of more than 600 alleged communist rebels, including U.N. special rapporteur, as “terrorists”.

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein demanded that the Human Rights Council, which counts the Philippines among its 47 member countries, “must take a strong position” on the issue against the international body's rapporteurs, particularly Agnes Callamard and insisted “these attacks cannot go unanswered.”

Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein comment against President Duterte to  submit himself for “psychiatric evaluation” triggers criticism from presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who slammed Al Hussein for his crude language and is inappropriate.

"As a head of state, Duterte can use any kind of language that he wants but crude remarks from UN officials, such as Al Hussein, is deemed wholly unacceptable," Roque said.

While Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano hits back to Al Hussein  and said UN rights chief action was "completely uncalled for."

 “The world actually needs more Dutertes.” Cayetano added.

Callamard is asking for the Philippines government to allow her to visit the country and investigate the claims of the alleged human rights violations related to the administration serious war on drugs campaign.

Malacañang had said that it is open to the UN rights body's investigations on the off chance that it will be directed by another rapporteur.

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Source: GMA News