“The human rights situation in the Philippines has now reached a level of gravity requiring a robust intervention by the UN,” the experts said in a statement. | CMRamosINQ
The report also flagged the “near impunity” in the government’s handling of drug war killings.
“In response to the protests of poor Filipinos demanding food aid amid the COVID-19 lockdown, President Duterte reportedly authorized police and security forces to kill protesters saying: ‘Do you understand? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I’ll send you to the grave’,” the experts said, noting that the OHCHR’s report has shown that such rhetoric could “amount to incitement to violence.”
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