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<p>We do not plan to make such a request at this time as we are already aware of reports
by groups such as Human Rights Watch on instances of extra judicial killings. Our
Embassy in Manila is in frequent contact with human rights groups and the UN in the
Philippines on these and a range of other human rights issues. We also work closely
with our EU partners to press for investigations into instances of abuse, and to encourage
the protection of human rights defenders. The British Government’s view on the importance
of the rule of law is clear, consistent and well known in the Philippines. Our Ambassador
wrote an Op-Ed on this subject in the Philippine Star newspaper on 19 May 2016</p>
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