REPORT ON INVESTIGATED KILLINGS
IN RELATION TO THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG CAMPAIGN
The unwillingness to cooperate, brought about by the climate of fear and reprisals, is
indicative of the State’s failure to ensure the families’ access to full and effective remedy
domestically. The Minnesota Protocol clearly stated that “Family members of victims of
unlawful death have the right to equal and effective access to justice; to adequate, effective
and prompt reparation; to recognition of their status before the law; and to have access to
relevant information concerning the violations and relevant accountability mechanisms.”100
However, as seen in CHR investigations, the exercise of these rights has been hindered by
the climate of fear and reprisal created by the so-called “war on drugs”.
100
Minnesota Protocol 2016, Section II, Part B., par. 10.
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