An international issue nowThis excursion into Draco’s story is a way of introducing my theme today, that President Duterte’s war on drugs and the over a thousand drug killings are no longer just a national issue; they are an international issue now. The human rights issue will not go away. The UN’s special rapporteur on summary executions, Agnes Callamard, said last week said that Duterte’s promise of immunity and bounties to security forces who kill drug suspects violated international law. Teaching the UN how to countIn his latest blast against the UN, President Duterte boasted that he would teach the UN how to count. Yesterday, the Senate inquiry into the drug killings opened with Sen. Leila de lima leading the probe.

Source: Manila Times August 22, 2016 16:46 UTC