2021 National Human Rights Situation Report 7 3 Human rights situation, include the most important human rights trends and developments, both positive and negative, while highlighting, as a minimum, the most acute, widespread and/or urgent issues currently faced in the Philippines A. Civil and Political Rights Right to Security of Persons 8 As of 26 October 2021, a total of 1,363 human rights violations cases were investigated or are being investigated by the Commission from January to September 2021. Extra-Judicial Killings 9 From 01 July 2016 to 30 November 2021, there were 221,657 anti-illegal drug operations conducted, with 319,929 persons arrested, and 6,221 persons who died during anti-drug operations. 10 In the Philippine setting, Extra-Judicial Killing (EJK) is defined as: “…all acts and omissions of State actors that constitute violation of the general recognition of the right to life embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Covenant on Civil