MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out again on Monday at human rights advocates who had been criticizing his war against illegal drugs, saying that they would be better off advising those in the drugs watchlist to stop their illegal activities or be killed.
Instead of threatening law enforcers with possible imprisonment and prosecution, human rights advocates should help educate people about the dangers of getting involved in the illegal drug trade, Duterte said in a pre-recorded briefing aired late Monday night.
He also vowed to send the rights groups — and possibly even the Commission on Human Rights — copies of briefers o…
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