By DEE AYROSO
Dragon
Tags: war on drugs
PH withdrawal from ICC to worsen impunity, groups say
“The Duterte government is run by pathological liars and militarists who are corrupt to the core, able to subvert laws and mechanisms to evade accountability.”
Media outfits urged against publishing Duterte’s narco list’
“Once published or broadcast, the travesty will be magnified as a collective disregard for the rule of law, and a clear breach of the time-honored traditions of fair, accurate, and independent journalism, by the news media,” they said.
How Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ endangers journalists
“The best way to ensure safety, really, is for government to do its job to protect each and every citizen of the country and stamp out the culture of impunity that has emboldened not only those who wish to silence the independent media but also suppress other basic rights.”
Reds slam military takeover of Customs
“By directly taking over of the customs through the AFP, Duterte has firmly consolidated his overlordship of the shabu smuggling and trafficking operations in the country. He is now the lord of all drug lords and the godfather of the Philippine narco-government.”
‘PH gov’t election to UN rights body does not absolve Duterte of accountability for rights abuses’
“No trail of blood left by this murderous regime will be forgotten.”
Mother of slain dota champion determined to seek justice
“Still, I would like to believe there is justice. I will fight for my son.”
Why kin of drug war victims charged Duterte for mass murder before ICC
“The poor have been striving hard to get out of poverty but the President’s answer buried them instead, literally and figuratively.”
Mothers rise up for justice
Three mothers of victims of Duterte’s drug war narrate how they have risen up from grief and despair to finding hope in the struggle for justice.
Kin of ’Tokhang’ victims file raps vs. Duterte before ICC
“I don’t want others to suffer the same fate as that of my son.”
Urban poor performing group stages war on drugs documentary theater
“Sa Digma ng Halimaw is a collaboration not only between us theater practitioners but more importantly, with them who have told us their stories and allowed us to retell them- they are the heart of the play.”