MANILA, Philippines --- In celebration of the United Nations (UN) Day, Senator Leila de Lima commended the international organization for never faltering to seek accountability from the Duterte administration amid what she claimed as the "worst human rights calamity" in the country. "Our nation is currently plunged into the worst human rights calamity, with thousands of government-sponsored summary killings under the guise of a war on drugs, and increased threats and harassment against political dissenters, human rights defenders and the free press," De Lima said in a dispatch from Camp Crame on Thursday. "In the midst of all this, the United Nations has...
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