India, Nov. 13 -- Amnesty International said its Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, will visit the Philippines from 19 to 22 November, her first trip to the country since 2017, following the lifting of a Duterte-era immigration ban that had prevented her from entering.
Visit agenda and meetings
Amnesty International said Callamard will meet victims of human rights violations committed during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs,” along with their families, and lawyers and journalists who denounced, reported and investigated the thousands of extrajudicial executions committed throughout his presidency.
The organization said she will also speak at the launch of Amnesty International Philippines’ book, “Walang Pahimak...