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Rep. Duterte seeks House probe on EJKs, rights abuses

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Human Rights Abuses,Paolo Duterte

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Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte has filed a resolution seeking a congressional investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings in the country for the last 25 years.Duterte made the proposal under House Resolution 1745, which he filed on May 22 or after the House Committee on Human Rights started its investigation on deaths associated with police anti-drug operations during the term of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.

"According to the Davao City legislator, both the US Department of State and Amnesty International state that extrajudicial killings in the Philippines remain a serious problem even during the current Marcos administration.He said based on police and DILG records, the cities of Manila, Cebu and Quezon City have recorded the highest number of extrajudicial killing incidents and other human rights violations.

 

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