Some People Need Killing
Some People Need Killing
One Journalist's Account of the Philippine Drug War
About This Book
Patricia Evangelista's Some People Need Killing (2023) documents the systematic violence of the Philippines' anti-drug campaign from 2016 through 2022. The book examines the thousands who perished at the hands of law enforcement and armed civilians under Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Through intimate portraits of those who killed and those who died, Evangelista reveals how a nation came to accept a government premised on the belief that certain citizens deserved death.
Who Should Read This?
- Readers drawn to investigative reporting on civil liberties violations
- Audiences who value narrative nonfiction centered on social injustice
- Those wanting detailed examination of extrajudicial violence in Southeast Asia
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