Philippines’ Duterte Offers to Host ‘World Summit’ on Human Rights

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the APEC CEO Summit, taking place ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 9, 2017. Hoang Dinh Nam/Pool/Reuters

MANILA–Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his country was willing to host a “world summit” to tackle how nations can protect human rights.

The firebrand leader, who spoke in a news conference late on Thursday, Nov. 9, while in Vietnam for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, said the summit should focus on human rights violations not just in the Philippines but globally.