National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL)
Philippines’ justice secretary admits wrongdoing in anti-drug operations
Findings of the Philippines Department of Justice show that police officers did not follow protocol in anti-drug operations where suspects were killed for resisting arrest. Rights groups and advocates say the admission is “too belittling and too belated”
Outrage in Philippines over mass arrest in a sanctuary school for indigenous children
26 indigenous persons, including 19 children, were taken from a sanctuary school in Cebu City by the police in a supposed rescue operation with child welfare authorities and the military