Philippines: President Duterte's campaign against drugs criticized
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Police patrol the streets of Manila, January 16, 2021 © Lisa Marie David / REUTERS
By: Jelena Tomic Follow
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The "war on drugs" launched in 2016 by the Philippine president turns to carnage, with more than 8,000 dead, according to official sources, up to four times more according to NGOs.
Many voices are raised to denounce a violent campaign encouraged by the head of state.
Among them, Hannah Neumann, German member of the Greens / European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament.
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