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Philippines: If you are poor, you are killed: Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines' War on Drugs

This authoritative-secondary source from Amnesty International supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
Amnesty International
Published
2017-01-31
Accessed
2026-09-03
Source quality
authoritative-secondary

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  1. analysisreported

    Based on 110 interviews and 33 documented cases, Amnesty International concluded that many drug-war killings after Rodrigo Duterte took office were extrajudicial executions directly implicating police and that the campaign disproportionately targeted poor people.

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    Amnesty documents extrajudicial killings and disproportionate harm to poor people under Duterte · Amnesty reported 33 cases after 110 interviews on January 31, 2017 · reviewed 2026-09-03