08-05-2017 12:32 via rocketnews.com

Philippines drug war under fire at UN rights council

Countries across the world put the Philippines on notice over its deadly drug war on Monday, demanding an end to extrajudicial killings by President Rodrigo Duterte’s security services.
Diplomats from all continents condemned the reported surge of deaths during so-called anti-drug operations, which have claimed thousands of lives since Duterte took office last year.
The Philippines was facing its regular review at the Geneva-based UN human rights council, where each country’s record
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