Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines

SOURCE www.npr.org
NPR investigates the ongoing extrajudicial killings in the Philippines despite promises by the current president to end them.

Key Points

  • Thousands have been killed in the Philippines' war on drugs since 2016
  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised to end state-sanctioned killings and focus on rehabilitation
  • Extrajudicial killings (EJKs) have continued despite the promises
  • NPR's Emily Feng investigates the situation in the Philippines