Civilian-targeting by Philippines govt in war on drugs rising, says US data group


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MANILA,Nov 23 (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The direct role of the Philippine government in civilian-targeting in its bloody campaign against drugs has escalated since 2020, and the bloodshed has no signs of subsiding, according to a US data analysis group.

“The Philippine state has taken an increasingly large role in targeting civilians itself, no longer trying to create distance by ‘outsourcing’ the majority of violence to vigilantes,” said the report by Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a US-registered nonprofit organization that analyzes information and data on conflicts and violence worldwide.

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Philippines , US Data , Civilian , Targetted , Drug War

   

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