There is a definitive parallel between the Amnesty International Report and the CPBP pastoral letter in the following instances:
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Both are serious indictments of President Duterte’s deadly war on drugs which violates human rights, the rule of law, and the sanctity of life.
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The drug campaign spawns extrajudicial killings which are not the solution to the drug menace and victimize almost invariably the poor.
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The culpable and criminal involvement of rogue police personnel and their vigilante cohorts.
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Both emphasized the imperative need not only to investigate but also to prosecute and convict once warranted the felon policemen.
EDCEL C. LAGMAN