カテゴリー: International criminal court
ICC judges say there are substantial grounds to believe Duterte guided anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousandsThe former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, will face trial at the international criminal court (ICC) after judges unanimousl…
Ex-president, accused of crimes against humanity, selected targets and promised immunity for death squad members, prosecutor saysRodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was “at the very heart” of brutal anti-drugs campaigns that led t…
Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousandsInternational criminal court prosecutors have charged the former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte with thr…
Alex Watson writes that moralising over Putin and Netanyahu is nothing without enforceable law, while Ravishankar Kalyanasundaram says the ‘rules-based international order’ was curated by the westIn his opinion piece (From Gaza to Ukraine, peace always…
Rights activists hail move to arrest Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghan chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani for crimes against humanityThe international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes agai…
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…
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 …
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…
Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’Rodrigo Duterte has become the first Asian former leader to appear before the international criminal court, where he stands accused of co…
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…
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been handed over to the international criminal court in the Netherlands after his arrest by Interpol in Manila on murder charges linked to his ‘war on drugs.’ Duterte released a video message on socia…
Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current presidentFew expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former president Rodrigo Duterte barely had time to protest before he wa…
Former Philippine president expected in court within days as daughter accuses Manila government of ‘kidnapping’The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has landed in the Netherlands and been taken into the custody of the international criminal c…
Sarah Celiz among tens of thousands feeling relief that ex-Philippines president will finally face the courtsDuterte flown to The Hague after arrestSarah Celiz wept as she sat at home watching footage from Manila’s main airport on her phone. They were …
In a series of clips posted by his daughter on Instagram, the former Philippine president asks: ‘What is the law and what is the crime that I committed?’ Duterte was taken into custody at Manila airport after the international criminal court issued a w…