Human rights

Human rights advocates and defenders in the Philippines led by Tinay Palabay (second from right) of Karapatan, an alliance for the advancement of people’s rights, hoist their placards during a press confence in Manila on July 12, a day after the United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution mandating a comprehensive international review of the drug war in the Philippines.  The Human Rights Council on July 12, narrowly approved a resolution mandating a comprehensive international review of the drug war in the Philippines, which watchdogs say claimed more than 20,000 lives.