EU Ambassador to the Philippines Guy Ledoux (left) says the Philippines' human rights situation has improved but the EU continues to be concerned about extra-judicial killings. (Veronica Uy, InterAksyon.com)
The European Union continued to express concern over extra-judicial killings in the Philippines despite recognizing improvements in the country’s human rights situation. EU Ambassador to the Philippines Guy Ledoux made this assessment at the “Protecting Victims of Human Rights Violations” forum of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines on Tuesday.
During his remarks, the ambassador cited the murder of Italian priest Fr. Fausto Tentorio, who was gunned down while leaving his parish in Arakan, North Cotabato on October 17, 2011. Tentorio, whose murder reverberated worlwide, prompting even Pope Benedict XVI to send his condolences, was believed to have been killed by a local militia group reportedly under military control for his fierce defense of tribal rights and opposition to mining in the area. “Although the murderer has been arrested by the police, to my knowledge, no significant progress has been made regarding the identification of the mastermind of this murder. The issue of extra-judicial killings remains a concern,” he said.
The ambassador said he hopes that the superbody created by President Benigno Aquino III two weeks ago—the Inter-agency Committee on Extra-Judicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances, Torture, and Other Grave Violations of the Right to Life, Liberty, and Security of Persons—will result in the conviction of the masterminds in past and current EJK cases.....
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/49584/eu-continues-to-be-concerned-with-extra-judicial-killings-in-the-philippines
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