27/02/2017 (Agence Europe) – During the evening of Friday 24 February, the European Union called on the Philippines to uphold its obligations under international law, in particular the respect for the rule of law and of human rights, following the arrest earlier that day of Filipino senator Leila de Lima – "one of the most outspoken critics of the so-called war on drugs". The Philippines' obligations include"the right to due process, the independence of the judiciary and fair trial",...