A failed war on drugs: Inquirer
(WorldNews Asia)

MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Can it be that the administration is now seeing the horror of President Duterte`s war on drugs? The video message of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Feb 24 to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) suggested as much, appearing to prove that the Philippines` legal and judicial systems are working the way they should, cognisant of the principles of accountability vis-à-vis violations of the law and of human rights. Mr Guevarra presented the results of a review of the war on drugs at the UNHRC`s ongoing 46th session, citing critical flaws in the President`s centerpiece drive. In apparent response to global expressions of...