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Families of Philippine drug war victims seek ICC justice as Duterte trial looms
PoliticsSCMP2d ago

Families of Philippine drug war victims seek ICC justice as Duterte trial looms

Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son’s tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist. Accused of dealing drugs, 30-year-old Joewarski Pajo was shot dead while playing a game on his phone, one of thousands of extrajudicial killings alleged to have taken place under former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. A hearing begins at the International Criminal Court on Monday that will determine whether Duterte will stand trial over...

Bishop Calls Duterte ICC Case a 'Moment of Moral Reckoning'
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Bishop Calls Duterte ICC Case a 'Moment of Moral Reckoning'

As former President Rodrigo Duterte prepares to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for charges related to his administration’s war on drugs, a bishop described the event as a 'moment of moral reckoning'.

ICC naming of Duterte’s allies sharpens Philippines’ political fault lines
WorldSCMP6d ago

ICC naming of Duterte’s allies sharpens Philippines’ political fault lines

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to publicly name two sitting Philippine senators as alleged “co-perpetrators” in Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case has shifted the spotlight to Manila, sharpening both the former president’s legal exposure and the country’s already fraught political fault lines. A more detailed version of prosecution filings posted on the ICC website on Friday identified Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go among eight officials...