Philippinen. Duterte Rising: How the Philippines’ Drug War Came to Be
Philippinen. Duterte Rising: How the Philippines’ Drug War Came to Be
The Philippines’ drug war remains one of the most brutal cases of state-sanctioned violence on people who use drugs globally. A rampant vigilante culture, coupled with Presidential encouragement and admitted participation in extra-judicial killings, has meant that anyone associated (or assumed to be) with the drug trade could be murdered by anyone on the street.
The first in the Duterte Rising series, TalkingDrugs has partnered with local organisations to highlight how the ongoing drug war has targeted groups of children and young people in Davao, the city where former President Rodrigo Duterte began his political career and war on people who use drugs. All personal contributions have been validated by a local partner and anonymised for their protection. (Talking Drugs, UK, 10.07.2024)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/duterte-rising-how-the-philippines-drug-war-came-to-be/