Been awhile since I took the time to look into this case...
and I do care about the situation in the Philippines too.
I spent a substantial amount of time there as a very young man and still look back on that country and it's peoples with fondness.
Some of duterte's quotes:
"Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now, there are three million drug addicts. I’d be happy to slaughter them. If Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have (me). ”
? Rodrigo Duterte, September 30, 2016
“I will kill you, I will kill you. I will take the law into my own hands… forget about the laws of men, forget about the laws of international law whatever.” ”
? Rodrigo Duterte, August 17, 2016
"My order is shoot to kill you. I don’t care about human rights, you better believe me. ”
? Rodrigo Duterte, August 6, 2016
Latest from the "Human Rights" Organization{March 1 2017}:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/03/01/license-kill/philippine-police-killings-dutertes-war-drugs
As of January 2017, a tally of over 7000 dead in this 'campaign'.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/24/deadly-milestone-philippines-abusive-drug-war
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