Tag: War on drugs
Church leaders welcome international court report on Philippine rights situation
International Criminal Court notes there is reasonable basis to believe crimes against humanity were committed in the ‘war on drugs’
UNHRC resolution on Philippine rights situation falls short of expectations, rights...
Resolution described as a missed opportunity to seek justice for thousands of unlawful killings
International church groups back calls for UN probe Philippine rights situation
Groups express alarm over new anti-terrorism law, which they say poses serious threats to civil liberties
Rights group reports rise in cases of killings related to Philippines’...
Govt statistics show state security forces killed 50 percent more people from April to July than in preceding four months
Rights group hits Duterte’s ‘shoot-to-kill’ order on drug smugglers
Philippine president slammed for ordering head of customs bureau to shoot and kill drug smugglers
UN body denounces ‘widespread’ human rights violations in Philippines
Between 2015 and 2019, at least 248 human rights defenders, legal professionals, journalists and trade unionists have been killed in relation to their work
Philippines’ drug war orphans struggle amid lack of govt help
Filipino children have suffered horribly from President Duterte’s decision to unleash the police and their hit men against suspected drug users, researcher says
Mothers and their babies locked up in Cambodian prisons
In Cambodia, children are forced to serve time with poor mothers convicted of petty crimes
Filipino mothers take to the streets to stop drug killings
Looking to put an end to the bloodshed in their community, a group of mothers patrol their neighborhood
The unnecessary need to kill
The Church and pro-life groups should oppose the restoration of the death penalty in the Philippines with as much conviction as they can muster
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