Editorial photo #2369527 Crime, Law and Justice

Human Rights Day in Philippines

Protesters hold up pictures of victims of extrajudicial killings during Human Rights Day protests in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2017. On International Human Rights Day, thousands of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's critics marched the streets to condemn what they say are the many human rights violations under his watch. The protests come in light of the recent killings of activist leaders and indigenous peoples, the alleged human rights abuses by the military during the siege of Islamic State militants in Marawi, the thousands killed in the government's deadly campaign against illegal drugs, and Duterte's proclamation labeling communist rebels and left-wing groups as terrorists. Photo: Ezra Acayan/NurPhoto (Photo by Ezra Acayan/NurPhoto)