“I was in favour of [Duterte’s] slogan ‘Change’. All Filipinos want change. But no Filipino wants dead bodies all over the streets, and for the police killing people to become the norm.” Woman whose husband was unlawfully killed in a police operation

It typically refers to government authorities, whether lawfully or unlawfully, targeting specific people for death, which in authoritarian regimes often involves political, trade union, dissident, religious and social figures. The term is typically used in situations that imply the human rights of the victims have been violated.

Under international law, a “potentially unlawful death” is the product of an arbitrary, summary, or extra-legal execution or an alleged extrajudicial killing (EJK). In the event that the victim survived the incident, the violation is referred to as “frustrated or attempted extrajudicial killing.” How …

The PAGHILOM PROGRAM is designed to enable the marginalized, victims of various crimes and incidents, as well as widows, orphans, and family members of extra-judicial killing (EJK) victims to heal and rebuild their lives by assisting them to …

2017年11月14日 · Speaking about the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, newly appointed Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque has alternately used the terms “extra-legal killings” (ELKs) and “ extrajudicial killings ” (EJKs). “Extra-legal killings” include killings done without due process, Roque said in a Nov. 4 interview, citing a United Nations definition.

“I am tremendously honored to receive the EJK Award and join its remarkable legacy. My book is about being kind to strangers, who may look or act differently. It’s about small caring gestures that can reverberate throughout the galaxy. This book was made possible by the countless acts of kindness shown to me throughout my life.

2019年7月18日 · It seeks to define EJK as “the unlawful, and deliberate killing of targeted individuals or groups thereof, carried out by agents of the State and under its order of acquiescence in lieu of...

2024年12月12日 · That law defines EJK as “all acts and omissions of State actors that constitute a violation of the general recognition of the right to life embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of Children and similar other human rights treaties to which the Philippi...

2019年2月21日 · Its significance lies in section 5 (l) which now, finally, defines “Extrajudicial Killings” or EJKs. This week, we take a Deep Dive into the new law, the definition of EJKs that it provides, and...

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes and fully supports the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent pronouncement to establish a dedicated task force to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) related to the anti-illegal drug campaign of the previous administration.