“License to Kill”

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After his return from China, Duterte backtracked, saying he had only meant to announce that the Philippines would adopt an independent foreign policy, not abandon its ties with the United States, “because the people of my country are not ready to accept [separation].” 352 On October 21, at the visit’s end, China and the Philippines issued a joint statement that included a reaffirmation of their mutual commitment to Duterte’s “war on drugs”: China understands and supports Philippine Government’s efforts in fighting against illicit drugs. Realising that the problem of illicit drugs poses severe threats to the health, safety and welfare of the people of both countries, both sides agree to enhance exchange of intelligence, know-how and technology sharing on fighting against drug crimes, preventive education and rehabilitation facilities. … The Philippines thanks China for its offer of assistance in personnel training and donation of drug detection, seizure, and testing equipment to aid in the fight against illicit drugs. 353 In December, China’s ambassador to the Philippines, Zhao Jianhua, told reporters that the Chinese government was “exploring the possibilities of providing arms, light arms" to the Philippine government “for fighting against terrorism, [for the] anti-drug campaign.” 354 To date there have been no confirmation of Chinese weapon sales to the Philippines government to support its “war on drugs.” Russia During his state visit to China, President Duterte stated that he wanted to “separate” from the United States, and form a closer alliance with China and Russia (see above). Igor Khovaev, the Russian ambassador to the Philippines, warmly responded to Duterte’s 352 James Griffiths, Matt Rivers, and Pamela Boykoff, “Philippines not really severing ties with US, Duterte says,” CNN, October 22, 2016, http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/21/asia/duterte-china-philippines-us/. 353 “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on October 20, 2016,” Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations press release, October 20, 2016, http://www.china-un.ch/eng/fyrth/t1407465.htm. 354 “China offers Philippines weapons for drug war,” Agence France-Presse, December 13, 2016, http://news.abscbn.com/news/12/13/16/china-offers-philippines-weapons-for-drug-war. LICENSE TO KILL 106
statement, stating, “Please formulate your wish list, what kind of assistance you expect from Russia, and we will be ready to sit down with you and discuss what can and should be done.” 355 The Russian envoy added that Russia supported Duterte’s “war on drugs,” and would not be offering any criticism of his actions, saying, “We don’t interfere in the domestic affairs of a sovereign state. It is a fundamental principle of our foreign policy.” 356 On November 30, the Russian ambassador reaffirmed his commitment to Duterte’s war on drugs, saying he was “deeply impressed” with the president’s efforts to build a relationship with Russia and stating that “we sincerely wish you every success on your campaign [against drugs]. We understand well your legitimate concerns. As for the methods, we refrain from any comments,” explaining that as a Russian diplomat, he had no right to comment on “domestic developments” in the Philippines. 357 The United Nations In June 2016, then-United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he was “extremely disturbed” by recent remarks made by the president-elect of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, regarding extrajudicial killings. 358 In an annual meeting of the UN Correspondents Association, Ban said, “I unequivocally condemn his apparent endorsement of extrajudicial killing, which is illegal and a breach of fundamental rights and freedoms. Such comments are of particular concern in light of ongoing impunity for serious cases of violence against journalists in the Philippines.” 359 In August, Yuro Fedotov, the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), issued a strong rejection of the use of extrajudicial killings to fight drugs, urging the Philippines authorities to respect human rights: 355 “Russia ready to assist PHL,” GMA News, October 21, 2016, http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/585863/news/ nation/russia-ready-to-assist-phl-envoy (accessed January 25, 2017). 356 Ibid. 357 Erwin Colcol, “Russia not seeking military alliance with PHL,” GMA News, November 29, 2016, http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/590567/news/nation/russia-not-seeking-military-alliance-with-phl-envoy. 358 “Ban disturbed by remarks made by President-elect of the Philippines on extrajudicial killings,” UN News Centre, June 8, 2016, http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54190#.WH44jRsrKUk. 359 Ibid. 107 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | MARCH 2017
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Jayson Asuncion, 37, surrendered to
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A barangay official told Rogie Seba
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Human Rights Watch examined the pol
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Relatives of Edward Sentorias, 34,
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and his top subordinates have denie
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“Hitler massacred three million J
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Methodology From October 2016 to Ja
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eal crime wave unleashed by his own
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Duterte was Davao City mayor for mo
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sanctioned death squads in cities i
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Adviser Hermogenes Esperon confirme
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meant to indicate that police opera
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the suspects had been in police cus
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no reason to lie about this. That i
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[T]he suspect sensed that he was be
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