MANILA, Philippines — Civil rights activists and human rights defenders gathered in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany on Thursday to remember the victims of human rights violations in the Philippines.
In celebration of Human Rights Day, philippinenbro, a German-based nongovernment organization, conducted a protest denouncing what they described as “the terrifying human rights situation in the Philippines under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.”
The group slammed the extrajudicial killings of political activists, lawyers, journalists, environmentalists, drug users and others who are suspected to be involved in the drug trade.
The protesters also showed …
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