Philippines

Duterte’s ICC appearance is a symbolic moment for victims of “war on drugs”

On March 11, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte was taken straight to The Hague, Netherlands, where the ICC will put him on trial for murder as a crime against humanity related to the “war on drugs” committed between 2011 and 2019.

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