Archive - The ICC Probe Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT CHECK: For the second time, Justice secretary’s claim on ICC jurisdiction over PH needs context During the 136th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva last Oct. 11, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla reiterated the government’s position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) “has ceased having jurisdiction” over the Philippines. This lacks context. By VERA Files | Oct 19, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa makes baseless claim that ‘no crimes against humanity’ occurred in the Philippine drug war Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, the chief implementer of the controversial war on drugs during the Duterte administration, claimed without citing proof that no crimes against humanity occurred in the government’s anti-drug campaign. By VERA Files | Oct 4, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe PHL argument to defer drug war probe fails to convince ICC prosecutor The Philippine government has failed to convince International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan that it has been conducting an adequate probe on alleged crimes against humanity related to the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. % By Ivel John M. Santos | Sep 27, 2022 | 6-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The ICC HAS jurisdiction to investigate in PH A Facebook post falsely claimed that the ICC cannot interfere and investigate deaths related to the drug war in the Philippines. By VERA Files | Aug 3, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe ICC chamber invites victims, PHL government to submit ‘views, concerns’ on call to resume drug war probe The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an order requesting both the Philippine government and victims of its “war on drugs” to submit comments on the request of Prosecutor Karim Khan to resume the drug war probe. By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS | Jul 17, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe Rights groups cheer on ICC call for resumption of probe on Duterte’s drug war; Palace ‘exasperated’ Human rights groups welcomed on Saturday the move of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan for the continuation of the investigation into the Philippine drug war after the Duterte administration failed to convince the office that it is investigating all allegations of crimes against humanity. By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS | Jun 25, 2022 | 7-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s claim on PH non-membership in ICC lacks context The claim of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte that the country is no longer a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) needs context. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe ICC authorizes full-blown probe into Duterte’s drug war The International Criminal Court (ICC) will proceed with the full-blown investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity committed by President Rodrigo Duterte in his war on drugs. By Ivel John M. Santos | Sep 16, 2021 | 5-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Five things about the ICC report on victims’ representations Families of persons killed in anti-drug operations under the Duterte administration’s war on drugs regained hope for justice following the release of a report focused on assistance for them by the Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS), an independent office of the International Criminal Court (ICC). By VERA Files | Sep 8, 2021 | 9-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe The ICC and the Filipino (Part 2) During the first six months of 2021, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is expected to decide whether to recommend launching an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. By Charmaine Deogracias and Ivel John Santos | Mar 26, 2021 | 1-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe The ICC and the Filipino (Part 1) British lawyer Karim Khan is set to assume the post of retiring International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on June 16, 2021. Bensouda said a decision on whether to investigate the "crimes against humanity" that allegedly took place in the conduct of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug campaign will be issued before she steps down. By Charmaine Deogracias and Ivel John Santos | Mar 26, 2021 | 1-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The crimes against humanity through the lens of Philippine laws When Karim Khan assumes the position of chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in June, he faces the possibility of investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed in the Philippines’ campaign against illegal drugs. By VERA Files | Mar 3, 2021 | 12-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding the updates on the ICC’s preliminary examination into Duterte’s drug war The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it expects to decide “in the first half of 2021” whether to pursue an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs. By VERA Files | Dec 15, 2020 | 6-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe ICC finds “reasonable basis” for crimes vs humanity in Duterte’s drug war The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday that it has found “reasonable basis to believe” that crimes against humanity were committed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs campaign. By VERA Files | Dec 15, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe UN body offers technical aid to Duterte admin to improve PH human rights situation The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) is offering “technical assistance and capacity-building” to the Duterte government to help improve the human rights situation in the Philippines. By Ivel John M. Santos | Oct 8, 2020 | 6-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe HR groups question credibility of PH review panel for ‘war on drug’ killings Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Philippine government for trying to dissuade independent, international efforts to investigate thousands of unsolved drug-related deaths in the country by creating a “ruse” and “flawed” inter-agency review panel. By Ivel John M. Santos | Jul 2, 2020 | 5-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe UN rights experts call on ICC to complete probe of Duterte’s drug war The largest body of independent human rights experts in the United Nations (UN) called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “expedite and prioritize” the completion of its preliminary investigation into the human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by the Duterte government in the context of its controversial war on drugs. By Ivel John M. Santos | Jun 26, 2020 | 5-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe UN High Commissioner’s report boosts ICC probe on Duterte drug war What's so important about United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s report released last Thursday on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s drug war? By Romel Regalado Bagares | Jun 9, 2020 | 6-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe Duterte, Sudan’s al-Bashir and China Late last year, ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told a group of human rights advocates from the Philippines in The Hague for a conference: “I am going to Manila next year.” By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Feb 17, 2020 | 3-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe Tokhang officials’ nightmare comes true The cancellation by the United States government of Sen. Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa’s visa is a preview of what’s in store for police officials involved in President Duterte’s brutal drug war that has claimed the lives of at least 20,000 through a reprehensible practice of extrajudicial killing (EJK). By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Jan 26, 2020 | 4-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PNA background info on Sabio withdrawal of ICC communication misleading The ICC's preliminary examination on alleged crimes against humanity under the Duterte government's drug war was not just based on Sabio's submission alone. By VERA Files | Jan 24, 2020 | 3-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe The bigger picture in Duterte’s VFA outburst May President Duterte unilaterally abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement without the consent of the Senate?The question arose yesterday after Mr. Duterte angrily warned he will do precisely that if the Americans do not “correct” the cancellation of the US visa earlier issued to a close ally, Senator Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa. By Romel Regalado Bagares | Jan 24, 2020 | 6-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe Why the Sabio communication withdrawal is inconsequential Other than giving Oplan Tokhang defenders some brownie points to crow about in the eyes of their supporters, Jude Sabio's withdrawal of his communication does nothing to the preliminary examination being carried out by ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s office. By Romel Regalado Bagares* | Jan 15, 2020 | 5-minute read KEEP READING The ICC Probe ICC warrant of arrest for Duterte may be issued end of 2020 The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court may wrap up its preliminary probe on President Duterte’s drug war sooner than expected. By Romel Regalado Bagares* | Dec 15, 2019 | 10-minute read KEEP READING Posts navigation Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 Older posts