Philippines takes big step back towards death penalty

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http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/cnRx58TVyOMY0mRAmn491w--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/e84837430b0aa68bc797e12a2e7b5f30b7f5fe78.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippines-takes-big-step-back-towards-death-penalty-052924914.html)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing it in congress but critics denouncing the planned killings as "inhumane". The death penalty bill, along with a proposed measure to punish children as young as nine as adult criminals, are key planks of Duterte's controversial drug war that has already claimed more than 6,500 lives. A majority of politicians in the lower house of congress passed a second reading of the bill on Wednesday night, clearing one of the biggest obstacles in proponents' plans to make the death penalty legal by May.



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