'Near impunity' for Philippines killings

By Stephanie Nebehay
Updated June 4 2020 - 3:11pm, first published 3:07pm
A UN report says Philippines government rhetoric has been seen as permission to kill.
A UN report says Philippines government rhetoric has been seen as permission to kill.

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016, amid "near impunity" for police and incitement to violence by top officials.

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