Philippines: Hearings Expose Duterte-Era Killings

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks in Bulacan province, Philippines, on June 12, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Aaron Favila (Manila) – Philippine authorities should fully investigate and appropriately prosecute new revelations of extrajudicial killings involving former and current officials during the previous administration of Rodrigo Duterte, Human Rights Watch said today.Since August 2024, the Philippine House of Representatives have held joint hearings that have examined extrajudicial killings in the “war on drugs” and whether money from drugs and illegal…

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