Human rights campaigners expressed shock and defiance on Wednesday after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to kill them for hindering his bloody war on drugs. Duterte issued his warning on Monday as the death toll from his controversial crackdown climbed above 4,800, or roughly an average of 30 deaths a day since it began five
months ago.
“The human rights (defenders) say I kill. If I say: ‘Okay, I’ll stop’. They (drug users) will multiply,” Duterte said.