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September 6, 2016 Commentary

Obama Needs to Speak Out on Philippine Killings

President Rodrigo Duterte walks between meetings at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on September 6, 2016.
August 25, 2016 Dispatches

Philippine Government’s ‘War on Drugs’ Claims Child Victim

Justice Secretary Defends Killing Suspected Drug Dealers, Users

Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) investigation unit checks the body of one of the five suspected drug pushers killed in a police operation in Quiapo city, metro Manila, Philippines July 3, 2016.
August 22, 2016 Dispatches

Philippine Police Killing Spree Demands Accountability

Hundreds Dead in “Anti-Drug Operations” Since July 1

PNP Director-General Ronald Dela Rosa speaks at a Senate hearing investigating drug-related killings in metro Manila, Philippines on August 22, 2016.
August 17, 2016 Dispatches

Philippine President Should Investigate Surging Police Killings

Duterte’s Change of Tone Needs to be Reflected in Practice

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, weeps over the body of her partner, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug related killings in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2016. A sign on a cardboard found near th
August 9, 2016 News Release

Philippines: A Rights Agenda for President Duterte

Extrajudicial Killings, Accountability, and Health Care Are Key Issues

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016.
August 9, 2016 Letter

Letter from HRW to President Rodrigo Duterte

Re: Human Rights Concerns in the Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016.
August 2, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’ Worsens Jail Miseries

Summary Killing Fears Prompt Criminal Suspects to Seek ‘Safety’ in Jail

Inmates sleep on the ground of an open basketball court inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila, Philippine, July 19, 2016.
August 2, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Condemn Surge in Killings of Criminal Suspects

International Drug Agencies Should Seek End to Official ‘Incitement’

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug related killings in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 23, 2016. A sign on a cardboard found near th
July 28, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Philippine Police Killing Surge Prompts Probes

Senate and Rights Body to Investigate Drug Dealer Deaths

Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) investigation unit check the body of one of the five suspected drug pushers killed in a police operation in Quiapo city, metro Manila, Philippines July 3, 2016.
July 25, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: President Duterte’s Mixed Messages on Rights in the Philippines

‘Rule of Law’ Rhetoric Incompatible with Praise for Police Killings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds up a copy of his speech as he speaks before the lawmakers during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016.
July 22, 2016 Commentary

Asia’s ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Republic?

The Rising Body Count of the Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’

The Philippine Daily Inquirer records 265 deaths of suspected criminals and drug users between June 30, the day Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, and July 18.
July 12, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Philippine Officials Shrug at Surge in Drug Killings

Police Admit Dozens Killed Since New President Took Office

Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) investigation unit check the body of one of the five suspected drug pushers killed in a police operation in Quiapo city, metro Manila, Philippines July 3, 2016.
May 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: The Philippines’ Pay-Per-Hit Police

May 17, 2016 Commentary

Duterte Harry Has Been Dirty For a Long Time

The new president of the Philippines has been bragging about murdering “criminals” for at least a decade.

Rodrigo Duterte raises a clenched fist before casting his vote for national elections in Davao city, Philippines on May 9, 2016.
July 17, 2015 Commentary

Rodrigo Duterte: The Rise of Philippines’ Death Squad Mayor

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