Philippines: Coercion and abuse disguised as “rehabilitation” at drug detention centres

By Amnesty International

Philippine authorities are arbitrarily detaining thousands of people in so-called “drug treatment and rehabilitation centres” where they are held against their will and subjected to a range of human rights violations, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the country’s ongoing “war on drugs”. Submit and surrender: The harms of arbitrary drug detention in the Philippines documents […] The post Philippines: Coercion and abuse disguised as “rehabilitation” at drug detention centres appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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