Sri Lankan and Filipino Government's Foolish Acts of Execution


Today I read an article about the many executions of people in the Philippines because of apparent drug dealing. This is because President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration to start a "war on drugs". 

 Many people, from children as young as 4 and 5 to adults, have been executed in their homes by the police because they had been accused of drug dealing. They were all killed without any strong evidence or investigation into the situation. Moreover, they weren't even given a fair trial to prove themselves guilty or innocent.

 I do understand that buying, selling or using drugs are highly illegal, but being killed on the spot without a fair trial or a proper investigation is unacceptable and is very naive. The government is making a very foolish decision by killing their own citizens without any proper evidence. Furthermore, by executing so called "drug dealers" is not preventing the dealing of drugs in Philippines.

 In relation to the situation, Sri Lanka surprisingly doesn't see anything wrong with killing "drug dealers" and also think they should begin their own "war on drugs" to try to "replicate their success".  

 This violates the right that everyone is allowed to have a fair trial to prove their innocence and also violates the right that everyone has the right to live.

 I believe this is highly irresponsible and is not a relevant solution to stop drug-related offences. The countries should both learn from the other countries who made the same mistake before, such as Iran who did the same thing but to no prevail. They seem to forget that once the person is executed, there's no turning back. No fair trials, no imprisonment, no regretting, no nothing, once they're killed everything is done. It's too late to stop the gun from firing, too late to stop the blade from cutting the flesh.What's worse is that these countries don't plan to stop and think about their blunder and just let the amount of deaths increase in an alarming rate.

"An execution is not a show of strength, but an admission of weakness. It represents the failure to create a more humane society, one where the protection of the right to life triumphs over the temptations of vengeance." -Omar Waraich, Deputy South Asia Director

 News Article (Amnesty International)

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