A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
Dang, he only ran for president 8 years ago? It seems like an eternity ago that he was president.
This is so fucked:
When Mr. Duterte left office, his administration said 6,252 people had been killed by security forces — all described by officials as “drug suspects.” Rights groups say the overall death toll stands at roughly 30,000.
The crazy thing is the right wing rhetoric in the Philippines was significant enough that a shocking number of people supported this. The number of boomer flips that have told me they want him to clean up the streets is appalling.