Article 37KDM Will Trump Challenge Philippines President Duterte's Deadly Drug War When They Meet in Manila?

Will Trump Challenge Philippines President Duterte's Deadly Drug War When They Meet in Manila?

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President Donald Trump's five-nation tour of Asia will include a stop in the Philippines to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been overseeing a controversial "war on drugs." Since Duterte was elected in 2016, more than 7,000 people have been extrajudicially killed by police or vigilantes. While human rights groups have condemned Duterte, he has received backing from Trump, who invited Duterte to visit the White House. Human Rights Watch slammed the invitation, saying, "Trump has made himself morally complicit in future killings." We speak with Raffy Lerma, an award-winning photojournalist who has documented Duterte's "war on drugs." He describes his work and the situation in the Philippines and says he hopes Trump will address the deadly crisis.

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