During the crime summit held at the Manila Hotel on July 9, 2002 for the purpose of
discussing the peace and order situation in the country, attended by the President and heads of law
enforcement agencies, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte commented among others, that:
"Summary Execution of criminals remained the most effective way to crush kidnapping and illicit
drugs" or words to that effect. His comment drew varied reaction from different sectors. Human
rights groups expressed their concern over the issue of extra-judicial execution, saying that
shortcuts in enforcement of law that would violate due process should not be tolerated and that what
is important is always to uphold the rule of law and the protection of human rights. In this on-going
debate on the issue, the Commission on Human Rights hereby issues this advisory in pursuance of
its constitutional mandate of protection and promotion of human rights.
The practice of summary or extra-judicial executions which also results in disappearance is
violative of human rights. Summary execution, disappearance or "salvaging", a term coined by the
military for liquidating or disposing of an individual who is considered a threat to national security
or public order, is condemned by the domestic and international human rights community as a grave
violation of human rights and that the systematic practice thereof is of the nature of a crime against
humanity. Summary execution or "salvaging" is arbitrary in the sense that it is done without fair,
solid and substantive cause, that is, without cause based on law.
THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF SUMMARY EXECUTION
This photograph by Neal Ulevich, showing the dead body of a left-wing student being defiled by right-wing activisits
The killings took place on a polo field, and the looks of gleeful sadism on the faces of both the perpetrators and the onlookers seems to convey the impression of it being a sporting event, rather than an event of wilful murder.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
THIS VIDEO IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUMMARY EXECUTION
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