Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Devastates Children’s Lives

(Geneva) – The Philippine government’s brutal “war on drugs” has devastated the lives of countless children, Human Rights Watch said today in a new web feature. The United Nations Human Rights Council, whose 41st session began on June 24, 2019, in Geneva, should adopt the resolution initiated by Iceland that asks the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on the Philippines’ “drug war” and human rights crisis. Launch Interactive View All Share Stories on the plight of children in the Philippines who have suffered from the emotional, psychological, and economic…

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