| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | War on Drugs
Philippinen. Women Against Women in Duterte’s Drug War
Philippinen. Women Against Women in Duterte’s Drug War
The Philippines is the centre of the world's bloodiest drug war. Only two years after President Rodrigo Duterte launched 'Oplan Double Barrel', the death toll from the anti-drug campaign has reached nearly 4.500. Outside the government agencies, some human rights advocates claim that the civilian death toll is as high as 20,000.
But as with any war, the number of victims far exceeds any official statistics, with women in particular adversely affected. And with the politicisation of the drug wars, argues Bianca Ysabelle Franco, the war on women also becomes a war among women. (BroadAgenda, Australien, 11.12.2018)
http://www.broadagenda.com.au/home/women-against-women-in-dutertes-drug-war/