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Britain selling £14m helicopters to Philippines government despite 'human rights abuse'

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Britain is selling helicopters to a regime accused of human rights abuse as the arms business booms. The deal to flog two £28million Wildcat choppers to the Philippines government is the latest shameful chapter in a trade that nets us £14billion a year.

The choppers were delivered despite reported atrocities committed on the orders of President Rodrigo Duterte. It is claimed tens of thousands have been killed in Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs” in the four years since his election.

He is said to have boasted of having suspects thrown to their deaths from helicopters and other nations have refused to sell him arms.

At least 122 children including one just a year old have died, said a report by the World Organisation Against Torture. Labour

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