Is the Philippine “War on Drugs” an Act of Genocide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6196833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dahlia Simangan (0000-0001-9418-969X, Centre for Policy Research, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-89 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Genocide Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-3528 • E-ISSN: 1469-9494 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14623528.2017.1379939 |
| OpenAlex | W2766539348 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
Since the newly elected Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016, more than 7,000 deaths have been linked to his ongoing “war on drugs.” Despite international condemnation of extrajudicial and vigilante killings, the statistics show no sign of slowing down and the administration remains firm in eradicating people engaged in illegal drugs. This article inquires whether the Philippine “war on drugs” is an act of genocide using Gregory H. Stanton’s stages of genocide. Based on data drawn from news articles, policy issuances, government briefings, public speeches and available drug-related statistics, this article argues that Duterte’s rhetoric and policies satisfy the stages of classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination and denial. The analysis in this article hopes to send a message to the international community, civil society and the Philippine government that the human rights situation related to the “war on drugs” in the Philippines needs to be addressed immediately. It also aims to demonstrate the utility of Stanton’s stages in identifying early warning signs of genocide
Criminology · Dehumanization · Denial · Genocide · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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Contested spaces of illiberal and authoritarian politics
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |