Duterte’s Drug War: a Human Rights Catastrophe
Words: 677 Pages: 2 188442As of June 30, 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has initiated a controversial and lethal campaign against drugs, which has resulted in state-sanctioned murders of over 20,000 individuals allegedly involved in the drug trade. The situation is alarmingly gruesome, with police raids leading to arbitrary arrests and ruthless killings, often leaving bodies in the slums. These acts, mostly carried out by unidentified assailants, violate basic human rights principles and raise significant concerns regarding the rule of law and […]