in dubai, richer hey dairy, and academic and author of -- and also in manila, leanne guan. a warm welcome to you all. human rights watch says the sun -- bloody raids highlight the needs to address the worsening human rights in the philippines. what action would you like to see vu in take -- see the un t ake? >>>> first of all, we would like the human rights council to take a more definitive role in the country than they did previously. we definitely want more than just technical assistance. we want the human rights council to launch an independent, international investigation into the killings not just against activists, but also against terror suspects which have been going on since 2016. >> there's a report dated march 11 that police and military have prevented the families of 4 activists killed in the bloody sunday operations from claiming their bodies. what is the justification? why would the government be doing that? >> it is not the first time the government has done that. when an activist died last year, the same thing happened with police and military. of course, hu