24. October 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. announced on October 3, 2022, that he intends to copy the strategy of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in combating the country’s illegal drug problem. In...
19. September 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
On 8 September 2022, the Philippine government announced that it would reject the request of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reopen the investigation into the numerous extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the context of former President...
15. August 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions
On August 1, 2022, President Marcos announced that the Philippines has no intention to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC). He claims that the government was already investigating the alleged crimes under the previous Duterte administration in the context of...
10. June 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) released its April 2022 “Report on investigated killings related to the anti-illegal drug campaign” on May 18, 2022. The report extends investigative findings previously published in 2021. Such independent...
5. May 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
An independent investigation of exhumed victims of the so-called war on drugs exposes forged death certificates. Forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun (one of only two in the entire country) initiated and carries out the investigation together with activist priest...
14. April 2022 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
Victims of the so-called war on drugs as well as human rights organizations continue to criticize the lack of accountability of the Philippine Government for human rights abuses. Yet the current administration gives no reason to hope for improvement. Amnesty...
