✣ Death toll mounts in Philippines drugs war
What happened? More than 800 suspected drug dealers and users have been killed by police and vigilantes in the Philippines since May, according to human rights groups.
In a joint letter, 300 civil society groups have called on the UN to condemn the violence, which they link to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
During his campaign for the presidency, Duterte vowed to stop criminality, warning that his administration would be a “bloody” one.
What the British media said
