Tag: War on drugs
Philippine drug war review doubts police ‘self-defense’ claims
Most of the 52 cases reviewed by the Justice department were drug war operations that ended in the fatal shooting of the suspect
Philippines’ Duterte to prepare defense against International Criminal Court probe
ICC judges authorized in September a full-blown investigation into Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign
Philippines’ Duterte defends ‘war on drugs’ before UN General Assembly
"Those found to have acted beyond bounds during operations shall be made accountable before our laws," said Duterte
Photos: Priest exhumes remains of victims of Philippine killings
Five years into President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” families of the victims are literally picking the remains of their loved ones
Photos: Families of victims of Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’ pick up...
Expired burial contracts mean that the remains would be dug up and thrown into a common pit for poor and forgotten people
Philippine Catholic church leaders welcome ICC prosecutor’s move to probe killings
The religious leaders said an investigation into the killings is “a source of hope that those responsible will be held accountable”
Manila Catholic bishop challenges Duterte to cooperate with ICC probe into...
“If [the Duterte administration] did nothing wrong, the investigation will show," said Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila
‘Justice never sleeps:’ Families of Philippine drug war victims welcome ICC...
The ICC prosecutor asked the court to allow a full investigation into the killings in the Philippines' war on drugs
Rights groups welcome probe by International Criminal Court into Philippine killings
Fatou Bensouda, ICC chief prosecutor, said “crimes against humanity” could have been committed in the Philippines
Rights groups note ‘possible improvement’ in Philippines’ probe into ‘war on...
Rights groups, however, warn of 'another tokenistic and cynical mirage, a puny, even if sincere, desire at real institutional reforms'
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