Philippines

Duterte tells human rights activists critical of his 'war on drugs',   “your concern is human rights, mine is human lives”.

Withdrawal too late to prevent preliminary investigation.

President Duterte has reduced the police’s role in drug-related operations in favour of the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Body of 14 year old boy missing for three weeks discovered in Gapan City.

Senate hearing highlights abysmal failings of police to protect children.

Duterte's 'war on drugs' leaves 32 dead in a single day.

Martial law extended in Mindanao.

One year in and the Duterte administration has presided over a wide range of human rights violations.

Governments must condemn serious human rights violations, including the killing of thousands of individuals in the so-called ‘war on drugs’, when the Philippines’ human rights record is examined under the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 8 May 2017.