Senator Trillanes Meets With US Senators To Talk Human Rights Situations In PH

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has flown to the United States while the Senate is on recess to talk with American senators about among others, the human rights situation in the country.

Based on photos that appeared on social media, Senator Trillanes appears to be targeting Republican senators who are allied with US President Donald Trump.

Among the American senators whom Senator Trillanes visited are Republicans Marco Rubio and Robert Aderholt.

He also met with Democratic Senator Bill Nelson.

In a tweet, Senator Rubio said he discussed “protecting human rights” amid the Philippines’ “narcotics’ crisis” with Senator Trillanes.

According to Politiko’s source, Senator Trillanes is making personal visits to the offices of US senators to convince them to condemn extrajudicial killings (EJKs).

In particular, the senator is targeting Republican lawmakers and asking them to help convince President Trump not to push through with his visit to the Philippines next month.

This, he said, will be President Trump’s way of condemning the EJKs that have supposedly happened under Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.

President Trump will be in the Philippines in November for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit.

Source: Politics