Philippines police may have killed tens of thousands with 'near impunity' in drug war – UN

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Campaign of encouragement by high-level officials may have been seen by police as ‘permission to kill’, says damning report

Tens of thousands of people may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016 in the Philippines, amid “near impunity” for police and incitement to violence by top officials, the United Nations said on Thursday.

 

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gladstein There are police abuses am sure but am not too sure about the accuracy of this UN report though. Best to get it from direct random sources to get the real picture.

gladstein There are police abuses am sure but am not too sure about the accuracy of this UN report though.

gladstein Dueterte is all about ending violence and crime with more violence and fear.

Trump stans.

No protests in this country or the US though!

So you think you knew? Who’s been giving you the info? Those fake news peddlers like cRappler?

The true nature of police is to kill people, not protect people.

We all should be treated equal, I'm not against protesters, I'm against rioters, I'm not against the police, I'm against the abuse of power, we don't want violence, we want to be listened. WE WANT JUSTICE!

truly false. Hundreds of thousands are being detained and arrested. and those killings were not even proved as overkill. i urge the UN to look more on other serious issues! Palestine,yemen, syria,myanmar, afghanistan and india leave philippines! 😤

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