EJK Drug-Related Cases
With the present administration, Extra-Judicial Killings continue to be rampant since
2016. As such, the CHR initiated an imminent measure to cease the senseless killings by
establishing an EJK Task Force dedicated on drug-related issues on May 2016 until
present. As of December 31, 2020, a total of 3,273 cases were resolved by the
Commission. Though it’s still far from the ideal, the said total created a major impact
which pushes the administration to suspend the “Operation Tokhang” which denies many
innocents lives.
A vast portion of the said total came out from Region IV-A with 701 cases or 21.42%. This
is because CALABARZON had the greatest number of EJK cases received.
97.27% (3,737) of the total victims were identified as male, while the rest are female.
With regard to the mode of killings, there are 1,893 victims killed in Law Enforcement
Operations and 1,379 killed by Unidentified Assailants.
CHR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
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