Human rights advocates and defenders in the Philippines led by Tinay Palabay (second from right) of Karapatan, an alliance for the advancement of people’s rights, hoist their placards during a press confence in Manila on July 12, a day after the United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution mandating a comprehensive international review of the drug war in the Philippines. The Human Rights Council on July 12, narrowly approved a resolution mandating a comprehensive international review of the drug war in the Philippines, which watchdogs say claimed more than 20,000 lives.
