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Impunity in human rights abuses persists under Aquino gov’t—US report. By Jerry E. Esplanada, Philippine Daily Inquirer May 27, 2012 MANILA, Philippines—Impunity in the area of human rights violations persists under the Aquino administration, according to the US Department of State. In a report posted on the website of the US Embassy in Manila, the…

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Impunity in human rights abuses persists under Aquino gov’t—US report.

By Jerry E. Esplanada, Philippine Daily Inquirer
May 27, 2012

MANILA, Philippines—Impunity in the area of human rights violations persists under the Aquino administration, according to the US Department of State.

In a report posted on the website of the US Embassy in Manila, the State Department said the Aquino administration faced more than 20 cases of major human-rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, but investigated and prosecuted only a few of those cases.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her department’s human rights reports “chronicle the stories defending human rights in almost 200 countries around the world,” including the Philippines.

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