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- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged state forces to commit sexually violent acts against women rebels, including shooting them in the vagina.
- The president reiterated the comments during a speech, and a spokesperson for Duterte said the comments were “funny.”
- Duterte is a controversial leader, having made misogynist claims in the past. He is currently being investigated for crimes against humanity.
- He remains relatively popular in the Philippines, but support for his policies has been mixed.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged state forces to commit sexually violent acts against women rebels in a speech last week.
Duterte told former rebels to not kill women rebels, but instead shoot them in the vagina. According to a translation from the local media outlet Rappler, Duterte encouraged the act twice.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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