Death Squads In The Philippines And President Duterte

EDM number 361 in 2016-17, proposed by Anne McLaughlin on 19/07/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Crimes of violence, Drugs misuse, Human rights and International politics and government.

That this House condemns in the strongest terms the extra-judicial killings of drug users in the Philippines; expresses the deepest concern that the killings come as a result of newly inaugurated President, Rodrigo Duterte, telling citizens to form death squads and in his words to go ahead and kill drug addicts; considers that those with addictions deserve support to beat their addictions rather than punishment, and certainly not murder; and calls on the Government to make strong representations to President Duterte and express the alarm at which this development was met by hon. Members.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.