“License to Kill”

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Jayson Asuncion, 37, surrendered to police after admitting his use of shabu, or methamphetamine, for several years, September 15, 2016. 6 “LICENSE TO KILL”
Duterte’s outspoken vow to embark on a nationwide killing campaign against drug dealers and drug users was the foundation of his presidential electoral platform. During a campaign rally on March 15, 2016, for example, he stated: “When I become president, I will order the police to find those people [dealing or using drugs] and kill them. The funeral parlors will be packed.” Following his election, Duterte continued to state unequivocally that his anti-drug campaign would focus on killing drug dealers and users. Speaking in Davao City on June 4, he stated: “If you are still into drugs, I am going to kill you. Don’t take this as a joke. I’m not trying to make you laugh. Sons of bitches, I’ll really kill you.” Since taking office, Duterte has repeatedly vowed to kill drug dealers and users in the midst of skyrocketing reports of extrajudicial executions by the police and so-called vigilantes. On August 6, he warned drug dealers: “My order is shoot to kill you. I don’t care about human rights, you better believe me.” He praised the soaring body count of victims of police killings as proof of the “success” of his “war on drugs.” The Philippine National Police announced a temporary suspension of police anti-drug operations on January 30 following revelations the previous week of the alleged brutal killing of a South Korean businessman by anti-drug police. The following day, Duterte ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to fill the gap created by the suspended police operations by taking a frontline role in the anti-drug campaign. Duterte has publicly vowed to continue his “anti-drugs” campaign until his presidential term ends in 2022. Human Rights Watch’s investigations into specific incidents found the police responsible for extrajudicial executions— the deliberate killing by state security forces or their agents of a person in custody. A clear modus operandi of police operations emerged. In many cases, it began with an individual receiving a visit or a phone call from an official from the local barangay (neighborhood) informing them that they were on a drug “watch list” drawn up by barangay officials and the police. Such visits often proved not so much to be warnings as a method of confirming the identity and whereabouts of a target. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | MARCH 2017 7
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Page 12 and 13: On the afternoon of October 14, 201
Page 16 and 17: A barangay official told Rogie Seba
Page 18: A family picture with the coffin of
Page 21 and 22: Human Rights Watch examined the pol
Page 23 and 24: Six masked armed men burst into a M
Page 25 and 26: Relatives of Edward Sentorias, 34,
Page 28 and 29: and his top subordinates have denie
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Page 45 and 46: Adviser Hermogenes Esperon confirme
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Page 49 and 50: the suspects had been in police cus
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Page 53 and 54: Media accounts of the incident said
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Antonio’s relatives believe that
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cops came on a motorbike. The unifo
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locked off the area and told the fa
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thereafter, gunshots rang out, and
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Virgilio Mirano, September 27 Baran
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Jury Jana, October 4 Baragay 120, C
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At about 11 p.m. on October 4, Visd
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the police. 218 On October 20, the
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ody. They covered the body with a b
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Heart de Chavez, January 10; “Joa
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killings. The police report states
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III. Prohibition of Extrajudicial E
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Philippine Law The Philippine Const
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y the physical perpetrators needs t
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Unlike war crimes, crimes against h
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If I became president, you all shou
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etter believe me.” 296 Duterte to
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On September 20, Duterte responded
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noted, since Duterte has taken offi
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Promised Immunity to Subordinate Co
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V. International Response to Dutert
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Duterte responded: “Why are you s
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Shortly after the November election
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agree to be together or not, whethe
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Ahead of Duterte’s state visit to
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statement, stating, “Please formu
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suspected drug dealers and drug use
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The International Criminal Court In
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• End the criminalization of the
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To the Department of Health • Enc
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• Consider reviewing the Philippi
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Annex I: Excerpts from Police Repor
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direction of the approaching lawmen
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Napoleon Miras Ai-Ai, alias “Nono
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Garry Catungal, alias “Opay,” o
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