The PNP's d.e.a.d. acronym means 'drugs end all dreams.'
, “drug war” killings in the Philippines have “increased by over 50 percent during the lockdown months from April to July” last year.
“President Duterte continues to encourage the killings, ordering customs officials in September to kill alleged drug smugglers. He also regularly denounced and dismissed groups that criticize the ‘war on drugs,’ accusing them of weaponizing human rights,'” the report added.
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