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Duterte
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Philippine Police Face Lawsuit Campaign Over Drug Killings
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A group of Philippine human rights lawyers filed murder complaints Tuesday against eight policemen…
March 14, 2017
Philippines Marshals Troops in Deadly Anti-Drugs Crackdown
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ main antinarcotics agency signed an agreement with the military Tuesday to harness…
March 1, 2017
Philippines: Legal Persecution of Drug War Critic
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued an urgent statement calling on Philippine authorities to drop “politically motivated” charges against one…
February 22, 2017
Philippines: Ex-Cop Says President Paid Him, Others to Kill Crime Suspects
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A retired Philippine police officer said Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was…
February 21, 2017
Philippines: Duterte to Mobilize Army in Drug War
There was recently a sign that the Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte was going to rein in his murderous police in…
February 6, 2017
Philippines’ Anti-Narco Strongman Threatens Martial Law
In his latest outrage, the Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte has now threatened to actually impose martial law across the country if the…
January 17, 2017
Philippines: Duterte Makes Good on Threat to Kill Journalists?
The Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte has openly threatened to kill human rights activists and journalists who report on his draconian anti-drug crackdown. Now,…
December 23, 2016
Philippines: Duterte Boasts of Personally Killing Drug Suspects
The Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte—facing international outrage for his bloody anti-drug crackdown—boasted to a group of business leaders he hosted…
December 14, 2016