U.N. rights council adopts resolution vs PH drug war killings

JUSTICE. Families of victims of extrajudicial killings call for justice. File photo by Maria Tan/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday, July 11, adopted a resolution which lays out several key actions against the rising killings in the Philippines, including those under President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.which, among others, asked UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to write a comprehensive report on the situation in the Philippines and present it to the council.

The adopted resolution comes amid heightened tension between human rights groups and the Philippine government's delegation which, according to anby Human Rights Watch's Carlos Conde, accused Iceland and other countries of bullying. Duterte's violent war on drugs has led to at least 6,000 suspected drug personalities killed in police operations, while human rights groups pegged the number to reach more than 20,000 to include those killed vigilante-style.

International and local groups, including opposition politicians, have called out the continuous killings and lack of justice and accountability for the deaths under Duterte. (READ:

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