Human rights commission votes to 'get the facts' on three years of bloodshed claiming an estimated 20,000 lives The United Nations has narrowly approved a resolution mandating a "comprehensive" international review of the drug war in the Philippines, which watchdogs say has claimed more than 20,000 lives. The UN human rights council resolution had faced strong pushback from President Rodrigo Duterte's government, which counters that the toll has been exaggerated - its estimates say 5,300 have di...
Human rights commission votes to 'get the facts' on three years of bloodshed claiming an estimated 20,000 lives The United Nations has narrowly approved a resolution mandating a "comprehensive" international review of the drug war in the Philippines, which watchdogs say has claimed more than 20,000 lives. The UN human rights council resolution had faced strong pushback from President Rodrigo Duterte's government, which counters that the toll has been exaggerated - its estimates say 5,300 have di...
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