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Ruth Dreifuss
Ruth Dreifuss is a former president of Switzerland and a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.

Time for Asian governments to rethink punishments for drug use

The family of Ephraim Escudero, a victim of extrajudicial killing in the Philippines, mourn during his burial at a cemetery in San Pedro city on September 30. President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has killed more than 7,000 people since his election last summer, with polling showing most of the public believe the police have carried out extrajudicial killings. Photo: EPA-EFE
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