The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has expressed surprise that despite the government spending so much for infrastructure projects, relocated Typhoon Yolanda victims still do not enjoy basic services, such as water and electricity.
Chaloka Beyani, also professor of international law at the London School of Economics, on Friday said he visited TaclobanCity (Leyte) and parts of Mindanao from July 21 to 31 to see conditions of those displaced by disasters and armed conflicts, as well as the status of development projects in ancestral lands of indigenous peoples.
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