The war on illegal drugs waged by the Rodrigo Duterte administration starting from July 2016 and reached its crescendo around 2019 managed to rack up a record of sorts: more than 6,000 suspected drug traffickers and users shot dead by law enforcers who claimed their prey drew weapons and fought back when accosted in legitimate police operations.
Human rights groups here and abroad, however, insist the death toll in Duterte’s...
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