REPORT ON INVESTIGATED KILLINGS IN RELATION TO THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG CAMPAIGN 6.4. Unwillingness of witnesses and complainants 325 340 with Findings of HRV no Findings of H RV Graph 11. Number of incidents with findings of human rights violations Out of the 791 alleged drug-related killings analyzed for this report, the Commission has concluded its investigations on 664 incidents as of February 2022. Out of the 664 incidents, the Commission found human rights violations in 340 (51%). Despite findings of human right violations, the Commission had to archive 214 investigations due to the lack of witnesses, documents, and other evidence. Note that out of these archived incidents, only 77 have police documents on file. The lack of testimonial and documentary evidence has also resulted in the termination or archival of 325 drug-related killings without any finding as to the commission of a human rights violation. However, even in 293 incidents wherein witnesses are available, the Commission observed that witnesses are only willing to testify and/or be interviewed in investigations involving 159 (54%). Reasons for their apprehension to cooperate with CHR investigations include fear of reprisal and of being identified by the perpetrators. The same fear affects the families of the victims. The Commission unfortunately had to archive some investigations due to the supposed disinterest of the victims’ families. Like many witnesses, a number of families and relatives of victims of drug-related killings opted not to participate in investigations citing dangers of reprisal and other security matters. Despite their desire to find justice for their loved ones, others believed that such investigations are futile without any witness or evidence available to them; others showed distrust in the justice system. To note, despite the availability of police documents, the Commission failed to establish the presence of human rights violations in 182 incidents of alleged drug-related killings. In 47 out of the 182 incidents, the termination of investigations resulted from relatives’ unwillingness to cooperate due to fear of reprisals, alleged disinterest to pursue any legal actions, or lack of access to witnesses and evidence. 35