The new President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, doesn’t seem to care for the process of the law. He encourages and supports extrajudicial killings of drug suspects (both dealers and users). According to Amnesty International (AI) over 1700 people have been murdered since he came into office on 30 June, 2016. Here is AI’s call for help:
Since coming into power on 30 June 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has overseen the unlawful killing of more than 30 people every single day.
President Duterte gave police ‘shoot to kill’ orders along with complete immunity to hunt down any drug suspects. Even vigilante groups and ordinary citizens are taking this as a green light to commit murder.
On 7 August 2016 the president released a ‘kill list’ of 150 people allegedly associated with drugs. This resulted in terrible violence, bodies on the streets and even deaths in custody.
This anarchy will continue to rise unless we demand that the president immediately stops sanctioning murder.
Act now and tell the president that the world is watching. Urge him to condemn the unlawful killings and reinstate the right to life and security for all citizens in the country.
You can take action by signing an online petition.