“Despite the threat of the abolition of the CHR, we are committed to protect the human rights. Thailand’s failed drug warDr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree, of the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies in Mahidol University, narrated the failed “drug war” in Thailand in 2003 under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She also claimed that many of these were done by the criminals and drug pushers to “clean their own mess”. Duterte’s fight against illegal drugs is not (just the responsibility) of the government but it is everybody’s. War vs poorTanodra-Armamento said the victims of the war on drugs are mostly poor from the slum communities.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 11, 2017 07:52 UTC