
Duterte faces charges over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed tens of thousandsThe people who bought ex-president Duterte to justicePhilippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte is appearing by video link before judges at the international criminal court.Duterte would follow the proceedings through a video link, a court spokesperson said.To some Duterte’s arrest this week came as a sudden shock. But for years many brave Filipinos, from priests, politicians, pathologists, to relatives of the victims and journalists, have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign and collect enough evidence to hold Duterte to account. Continue reading...
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared via video link before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, facing charges of crimes against humanity related to his "war on drugs," which rights groups claim resulted in tens of of thousands of deaths. A hearing is scheduled for September to determine if the case will proceed to trial.