21. December 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) counts a total of 6,215 deaths in the so-called war on drugs between July 2016 and October 2021. However, calculations by human rights organizations as well as the ICC suggest a much higher number of extralegal killings...
21. December 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on November 18, 2021 that it would temporarily halt the investigation into crimes against humanity – just two months after the investigation began. A request was made through the Philippine Ambassador to the...
23. November 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News
On November 2, 2021, the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) released the results of investigations into 579 cases in the regions of Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. These three regions recorded the highest number of extralegal killings in the...
23. November 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions
The 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council approved the first Joint Programme (UN JP) between the Philippines and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR). The collaboration within the three-year program began in July 2021. The UN JP aims to...
14. October 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded its investigation into 50 cases of illegal-drug operations resulting in death. Without releasing the related report or disclosing details, DOJ Undersecretary Adrian Sugay summarized the investigation’s findings on...
23. September 2021 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The Philippine judicial and police apparatus continues to face strong criticism despite the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) review of extrajudicial killings by law enforcement officials in the so-called war on drugs. The Philippine National Police (PNP) only made...
