UN experts seek inquiry into 鈥榰nlawful鈥� killings in Philippines

President Rodrigo Duterte launched a controversial war on drugs at the start of his term in 2016. (File/AFP)
  • Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has publicly intimidated activists and Supreme Court judges, degraded women, according to experts
  • He also 鈥渋ncited violence against alleged drug pushers and others鈥�

GENEVA: UN human rights experts called on Friday for an international investigation into a 鈥渟taggering number of unlawful deaths and police killings in the context of the so-called war on drugs鈥� in the Philippines.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has publicly intimidated activists and Supreme Court judges, degraded women and 鈥渋ncited violence against alleged drug pushers and others,鈥� 11 independent experts said in a joint statement calling on the UN Human Rights Council to launch an independent inquiry.