What is happening in the ExtraJudicial Killings?

Extra-Judicial Killings has been rampant nowadays in the Philippines ever since Duterte took hold of the presidential post in the Malacanang Palace. President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged the occurrence of extrajudicial killings linked with his war on the drugs during an Environment Summit in Davao City, and he said he intends to investigate them. Some 316 suspected drug dealers were killed from July 1-27, 195 of which were vigilante killings, according to police, for being suspected of using or dealing drugs, as a direct result of President Duterte’s campaign to eradicate crime within six months. Human rights groups estimate the body count to be at least double the official number. In a conference in Geneva for the May 8 3rd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights of the Philippines, the Philippine UPR Watch delegation has prepared documents on five cases of killings involving 13 victims in Metro Manila alone. They intend to submit the documents to the office of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions during the UPR.

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