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Monday briefing: Is Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest a sign of the ICC’s strength or its limitations?

In today’s newsletter: the former Philippines president was arrested and taken to The Hague after a tense standoff. It’s a much needed win for the international criminal court – but success is far from a givenGood morning.Last Tuesday, chaos erupted at…

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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte appears by video link in Hague accused of crimes against humanity – as it happened

Duterte faces charges over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed tens of thousands. This live blog is closedThe people who brought ex-president Duterte to justicePhilippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte is …

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The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist: the people who bought ex-president Duterte to justice

For years many brave Filipinos have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaignFacing charges of crimes against humanity and hauled off to The Hague, the arrest this week of the former Philippine preside…

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Rodrigo Duterte says he will accept responsibility after ICC arrest over ‘war on drugs’

Former Philippines president filmed a video message en route to the Hague, saying ‘I will be responsible for everything’Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has said he will accept responsibility for his government’s so-called “war on drugs” in…

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