The Philippines are a disaster area when it comes to human rights. Since Rodrigo Duterte became President, civil rights have been eroded step by step. The country is being transformed into a police state, with extrajudicial executions, torture, massive infringement on children’s rights and freedom of speech, and police and military personnel operating above the law…

Jochen Range, expert for the Philippines with Amnesty International, will report in GERMAN on the most recent developments in the Philippines.