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WORLD NEWS Monday 5 noveMber 2018

Aussie nun who angered Duterte forced to leave Philippines

By JIM GOMEZ that Duterte's anti-drug
Associated Press crackdown was "horribly
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — barbaric" and she vowed
An Australian nun who an- to return to the country if
gered the Philippine presi- allowed to resume her 27
dent by joining anti-gov- years of missionary work for
ernment protests used her the poor.
final hours in the country to "I know a lot of mothers,
call on Filipinos to unite and wives who have lost some-
fight human rights abuses. one. You have no right to
Sister Patricia Anne Fox left take a life just like that with-
the Philippines for Austra- out justice," Fox said.
lia on Saturday night. The Dozens of activists, laborers,
Bureau of Immigration or- priests, nuns and tribal peo-
dered her deported in July, ple, some in tears, thanked
put her on a blacklist and Fox by celebrating a Mass
then downgraded her mis- in her honor before send-
sionary visa to a temporary ing her off. A lawyers group
visitor's visa, which expired backing Fox, the National
Saturday. Union of Peoples' Lawyers,
President Rodrigo Duterte said that by persecuting a
has bristled at criticism of his frail and low-key missionary,
leadership, particularly by Australian Roman Catholic nun Sister Patricia Fox prepares for a news conference hours before Duterte has turned her into
foreigners like Fox, who he her departure for Australia Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Manila, Philippines. an "overnight rock star."
says have no right to med- Associated Press Known for being soft-spo-
dle in Philippine domestic ken, Fox is a coordinator of
affairs. Most of the criticism abuses are just increasing Filipinos to speak up and there's massive human a Roman Catholic order of
has focused on his bloody and it's a reign of terror and help the marginalized fight rights violations ... you nuns and has worked for
anti-drug campaign, which tyranny," Fox told reporters to gain land, houses and should take action, make the poor in the Philippines.
has left thousands dead, after arriving at Melbourne jobs. noise. Where the op- She promotes human rights
alarmed Western govern- airport on Sunday. "The big challenge now is pressed are, the church and the welfare of workers,
ments and rights groups During a farewell news not to lose hope, to know people should be there, farmers and ethnic groups
and prompted two com- conference in a Catholic that if we all move togeth- not only always talking but and has spoken against
plaints of mass murder be- school before leaving for er, we can bring about with them and hopefully Duterte and his govern-
fore the International Crimi- the Manila airport with a change," Fox said. more vocal," she said. ment, which has also been
nal Court. "At present in the convoy of supporters, the "Pope Francis said that Fox told The Associated criticized for stifling dissent.
Philippines the human rights 71-year-old Fox called on if you're a Christian and Press separately by phone q