El Español (Spain) : Duterte defies The Hague and takes responsibility for the mass killings campaign of his war on drugs.

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The 'war' was a cover for and justification for police brutality and, in practice, for death squads, which also led to vigilante killings and some 30,000 extrajudicial killings. The main victims were men from urban slums, but also women and children, and the violence also spread to rural areas.

Period15 Mar 2025

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  • Philippines
  • Duterte
  • Human Rights
  • Politics
  • International Law