Trudeau tells Asean, PH to respect human rights

CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called on President Rodrigo Duterte to address drug war killings and the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to address human rights violations confronting the region, such as the bloody crackdown on Ro hingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Trudeau, in a news conference, stressed that Canada would always speak out on human rights issues.

“I mentioned [to Duterte] human rights, rule of law Canada is concerned with. And we have impressed upon

him the importance of rule of law, offered our support, as a friend, on how Canada can help

- receptive to my comments and it was a very cordial and positive

“Countries around the world would always hear about human

should be honest and frank, and us that we must protect human we have succeeded, where we have failed, but the best practice is to

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As for Myanmar, Trudeau has named a special envoy to Rakhine -

- - tants killed at least 30 police forces

- forts and identify ways in which Canada can support the response Muslim minority,” Trudeau said

- sions with the State Counsellor, we discussed the importance of the recommendations put forth - sory commission on the Rakhine State which will help chart the path forward towards peaceful resolution of the conflict and how Canada can help achieve this to Nobel Peace Prize laureate and