UN rights boss criticises May, Trump and Duterte
GENEVA – Reuters
“Whatever the intention behind her remarks, they were highly regrettable, a gift from a major Western leader to every authoritarian figure around the world who shamelessly violates human rights under the pretext of fighting terrorism,” Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said in a speech delivered late on June 26 in London.
Zeid also said that U.S. President Donald Trump and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte were “breaking long-held taboos” in their respective support for torture and extra-judicial killings.
“The dangers to the entire system of international law are therefore very real,” he said.