Mindanao rights defenders welcome truth commission on EJKs
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Human rights advocates and civil society leaders in Mindanao welcomed the creation of an independent truth commission tasked with establishing a credible public record of extrajudicial killings under the “war on drugs” of the administration of then-President Rodrigo Duterte. Civil society groups on Wednesday launched the truth commission in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the ascension into power of Duterte, whose incumbency saw the national replication of his gangland-style liquidation of alleged criminals in Davao City. Human rights groups had counted over 20,000 victims of extrajudicial killings in Duterte’s drug war. READ: Truth Commission […]…
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المصدر: Inquirer (PH)