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 president Rodrigo Duterte is a pivotal moment for those seeking justice for the many thousands of lives lost during his reign.Soon after his inauguration in 2016, the then Philippine leader embarked on a violent crackdown on drugs and crime that catalysed a wave of extrajudicial killings. Rights groups say that up to 30,000 people were killed in Duterte’s “war on drugs”. Continue reading...
In the Philippines, despite a violent crackdown on drugs under ex-president Rodrigo Duterte that led to the extrajudicial killings of up to 30,000 people, key figures including former senator Leila De Lima, Catholic priest Flaviano Villanueva, and forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun worked tirelessly to expose the horrors and collect evidence to hold Duterte accountable, leading to his appearance at the International Criminal Court.
