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January 19, 2017 Dispatches

Tentacles of Philippine Police Killings Spread

Anti-Drug Squad Linked to Murder of South Korean Businessman

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City in Metro Manila, July 23, 2016.
January 13, 2017 Commentary

Abe’s Shameful Silence on Duterte’s Abusive “War on Drugs”

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan on October 26, 2016.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Duterte Unleashes Rights Calamity

Abusive ‘War on Drugs’ Kills Thousands

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City in Metro Manila, July 23, 2016.
December 19, 2016 Commentary

Duterte’s Abusive ‘War on Drugs’ Risks Foreign Aid

President Rodrigo Duterte walks between meetings at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on September 6, 2016.
December 12, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Duterte Should Disavow Threat to Lawyers

Drug Suspects’ Legal Counsel Latest Target in Abusive ‘War on Drugs’

President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at Camp Servillano S. Aquino in Tarlac, Philippines on December 11, 2016.
November 22, 2016 Dispatches

Bid to Jail Kids in the Philippines

New Bill Could See Children as Young As 9 Imprisoned

A child peers from inside a makeshift house with tin walls in Tacloban, Philippines, January 15, 2015.
November 2, 2016 Interview

Philippine President's War on Drugs Leaves Thousands Dead

Gemma Garcia, grandmother of Danica Mae Garcia.
November 1, 2016 Dispatches

Philippine Police Denied US Guns on Rights Concerns

Assault Rifle Sale Derailment Targets Abusive ‘War on Drugs’

A member of the special police force takes position in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines early October 14, 2016.
October 20, 2016 Dispatches

Philippine Police Probe Violent Protest Dispersal

Lack of Accountability Fuels Impunity

Various activists and indigenous people's groups clash with anti-riot policemen during an anti-U.S. protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Metro Manila.
October 14, 2016 Dispatches

Philippines Launches Inquiry Into Journalist Killings

Probe Dubious Amidst ‘War on Drugs’ Slaughter

President Rodrigo Duterte walks between meetings at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on September 6, 2016.
October 11, 2016 Dispatches

Filipino Overseas Workers in Peril of ‘Drug War’ Killings

Warnings to People Visiting Families in the Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao city, southern Philippines August 21, 2016.
September 19, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Committee Chair Ousted for Death Squad Inquiry

Senate Undercuts Effort to Stop ‘Drug War’ Killing Spree

Sen. Leila De Lima speaks at the Philippine Senate hearing on the recent surge in killings on August 23, 2016.
September 16, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Independent Investigation of Duterte Needed

Allegations of Direct Involvement in Death Squads Call for UN Role

Edgar Matobato, a self-confessed former hitman, holds up a roll of tape, the type of which he claims he used on his victims, during a senate hearing on drug-related extra-judicial killings, in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 15, 2016. REU
September 8, 2016 Commentary

Duterte and the Ghosts of Plaza Miranda

Candles are lit at a memorial site for the victims of the September 2, 2016 explosion in a market in Davao City, Philippines.
September 7, 2016 Dispatches

Indonesia Should Reject Abusive Philippine-style ‘Drug War’

Police Anti-Drug Czar Lauds Duterte’s Bloody Policy

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