Is the Philippine “War on Drugs” an Act of Genocide

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6196833
AutoresDahlia Simangan (0000-0001-9418-969X, Centre for Policy Research, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas68-89
Fecha de publicación2018-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Genocide Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1462-3528 • E-ISSN: 1469-9494
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14623528.2017.1379939
OpenAlexW2766539348
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas34

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