Une enquête internationale sur la guerre contre la drogue de Duterte est demandée instamment

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies a été invité instamment à enquêter sur la guerre contre la drogue de Duterte et à reconsidérer l’affiliation des Philippines au conseil si les assassinats continuaient. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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By Jeannette I. Andrade

An international rights group on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate President Duterte’s bloody war on drugs and reconsider the Philippines’ membership in the council should killings without accountability continue.

In a statement, Human Rights Watch Geneva director John Fisher said more than 30 countries—including the United States, Japan and Australia—expressed grave concern during Monday’s Universal Periodic Review of the council of the more than 7,000 drug-related killings in the Philippines under Mr. Duterte.

“Countries from every UN region expressed concern over the deaths in connection with the drug war, with many calling for probes into the killings, and accountability for perpetrators,” Fisher said.

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