In February, HRW also criticized Japan for its "business as usual" stance on the abuses committed in Duterte's drug war. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1HRW contrasted this with the strong stand of the United States and the European Union against drug-related killings and human rights abuses alleged to have been committed by police and hooded vigilantes. Japan has missed in the past opportunities to call out the Philippines for massive human rights abuses and killings committed as it pursues its anti-drug campaign. Kine added that this could risk the money going to drug-rehabilitation approaches linked to "serious human rights violations" in other parts of Asia. Duterte's anti-drug campaign has faced stringent criticisms from local and international groups for the alleged human rights abuses authorities have committed in its wake.

Source: Philippine Star October 30, 2017 10:30 UTC