UN rights body launches probe into Philippines drug war deaths
By DW
21 July 2019 |
8:40 am
The UN Human Rights Council will investigate extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. At least 6,000 people have been killed by police in the war on drugs, and rights groups think the number is much higher.
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