Tag: drug war

Caritas Philippines said an investigation “will allow the due process to run its course and ensure justice and truth will prevail”

“This is a step in the right direction to promote transparency, fairness, and trust in public institutions,” said Father Antonio Labiao

Officially, 6,181 people were killed in Duterte's "war on drugs" but rights groups say that up to 30,000 may have been killed

Fortun is helping rights groups gather evidence that could be used in court against police accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings

During his six-year term, which ended in June, Duterte openly ordered police to shoot dead drug suspects if officers' lives were in danger

Police claim of 46 killed far below independent monitor’s figure, says HRW

"We continue to suffer the drug problem. It won't go away because of the lure of billions for traffickers," said President Rodrigo Duterte

The ICC Office of the Prosecutor temporarily suspended its investigative activities in the Philippines on November 18

Expired burial contracts mean that the remains would be dug up and thrown into a common pit for poor and forgotten people

The day after President Duterte signed the new anti-terror law, 11 activists were arrested for staging a demonstration in Laguna province