Governing Through Killing: The War on Drugs in the Philippines | Asian Journal of Law and Society

Arrested Philippine ex-President Duterte to face legacy of thousands killed in drug crackdown | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch

MANILA--Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity for the thousands killed in a war he waged against drugs in a political career spanning decades. His detention capped an international investigation into killings, which unfolded for more than a dozen years..

Governing through Killing: The War on Drugs in the Philippines | Asian Journal of Law and Society

Governing through Killing: The War on Drugs in the Philippines - Volume 5 Issue 2

Filipino delegations to UN rights council session to expose continuing violations in the PH

MANILA – Amid the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte for interim release, Filipino human rights defenders will amplify calls for justice for war on drugs victims and to expose continuing violations in the Philippines. Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Watch and #FightToExpress delegates are in Geneva, Switzerland for the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), “to bring to the attention of the internatio…