Tag: Philippines drug war
The Sport of Killing: ‘Shoot First’
By the looks of it, we now have little choice but to actively participate in the shaping of our political lives
Philippines’ ‘drug-related’ killings continue despite coronavirus pandemic
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency reported that the "drug war" death toll from 2016 to September this year rose to 5,903
Rights group reports rise in cases of killings related to Philippines’...
Government statistics show that state security forces “killed 50 percent more people” from April to July than in the preceding four months
UN rights expert renews call for sanctions on Philippine officials over...
Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, said the international community “must act now” to stop the killings
Catholic bishop lauds Philippine court decision upholding human rights in drug...
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said it’s about time the nation hears from the magistrates what the people have been saying “with muffled voices”
Capital punishment is not a crime deterrent
The Catholic Church has been right all along and consistent in its stand: the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime at all.
Treating the sick as the enemy
Disobedient, stubborn, recalcitrant — the government calls people falling between the cracks of a US$4-billion health emergency program
Diocese of San Carlos extends aid to ‘recovered’ drug users
More than 400 individuals have already benefited from the program that started on Nov. 14, 2016 in the Diocese of San Carlos
Philippines’ drug war orphans struggle amid lack of gov’t help
Human Rights Watch released a report titled on the "Impact of the 'War on Drugs' on Children in the Philippines" on May 27
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