31 human rights experts from the United Nations call for the need for an on-ground, independent, and impartial investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines. Full story:
CROSSHAIRS. Relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings along with human rights groups picketed the DND headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo and the Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame in Quezon City. Photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler
on-ground, independent, and impartial investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines. Based on the most conservative assessment, since July 2016, 8,663 people have been killed in the war on drugs and 223,780 “drug personalities” arrested, with estimates of triple that number. The lasting economic harm and increased poverty among the children and other family members of those killed is likely to lead to further human rights violations.
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