![]() ![]() He then stressed the importance of journalism in a democracy. “President Duterte is very popular, he doesn’t need me on his side, and as it happens I have a very deep conviction about journalism,” Bono said in reply, answering both questions in one line. This was in response to a journalist’s question on AI’s concern about human rights abuses in the Philippines under Duterte. The same reporter, who recalled how the Beatles snubbed the Marcoses when the rock icons had a concert in Manila in 1966, also asked him if he had any plan to meet with Duterte. International Criminal Court prosecutors have launched a preliminary probe of the killing, and the UN’s top rights body voted in favor an in-depth review.ĭuring the press conference, Bono cited the importance of protecting a free press and its key role in sustaining democracy in a country like the Philippines. In 2016, American singer James Taylor canceled his planned Manila concert to protest extrajudicial killings in the country.ĭuterte’s drug war has killed over 6,000 alleged dealers and users who fought back during arrests, but watchdogs say the actual toll is at least 4 times higher. ![]() That’s my soft message to President Duterte,” the human rights advocate added.īono was not the first outspoken musician to speak out against Duterte’s drug war. “And I would just say, you can’t compromise on human rights. I understand that when progress is made, sometimes people make what they think are compromises for that progress,” said Bono, an AI member. “My impression of the Philippines is very caring, very sophisticated people. On Tuesday, December 10 – incidentally Human Rights Day – Bono was asked about his thoughts on the human rights situation in the Philippines under the Duterte administration which Amnesty International has criticized. MANILA, Philippines – U2 lead singer Bono had what he called a “soft message” to President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been criticized at home and abroad for human rights violations especially in his bloody drug war: “You can’t compromise on human rights.”īono, in Manila for U2’s first-ever Philippine concert slated on Wednesday, December 11, made the statement in response to questions at a press conference after the launch of a national-scale drone blood delivery system in the country where Zipline, where he is a board member, was involved. ![]()
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