More than 7,000 people have been killed in the Philippine’ government’s “war on drugs” since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in a campaign of murder that could amount to crimes against humanity, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
The advocacy group said it equated to at least 1,000 deaths per month, including at least 2,500 in total where the country’s police were allegedly directly involved in the murders.
In the report, Amnesty accused police of systematically targeting poor individuals, planting evidence, recruiting mercenary killers, stealing from their victims, and fabricating official reports.
And it said that the systematic state killing of alleged drug offenders, apparently planned and orchestrated by the authorities, could amount to crimes against humanity under international law. Full story...
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The advocacy group said it equated to at least 1,000 deaths per month, including at least 2,500 in total where the country’s police were allegedly directly involved in the murders.
In the report, Amnesty accused police of systematically targeting poor individuals, planting evidence, recruiting mercenary killers, stealing from their victims, and fabricating official reports.
And it said that the systematic state killing of alleged drug offenders, apparently planned and orchestrated by the authorities, could amount to crimes against humanity under international law. Full story...
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