Since President Duterte entered office on 30 June 2016, the Philippine government’s ‘war on drugs’ has resulted in thousands of extrajudicial executions, with the victims overwhelmingly coming from poor and marginalised communities. Given the failure of the Philippine authorities to effectively investigate these crimes, Amnesty International calls for immediate action from the Human Rights Council (‘the Council’) to initiate an independent investigation in order to establish the facts, address impunity and take steps towards providing justice for victims.
