VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE quote card of Robredo saying drug war must be ‘discontinued’ revived
No official statements or news reports quoted Robredo saying this.
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Duterte’s drug war killings rise in Year 2 of the pandemic
Even as the country grappled with new strains of Covid-19 last year, the Duterte government’s drug war continued to claim more lives at the average rate of three deaths every two days.
ICC prosecutor: Gov’t request to defer drug war probe must be backed with ‘substantial’ evidence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has clarified that its decision to suspend temporarily its investigation into the government’s controversial drug war does not have “blanket or general effect” on the probe.
Lawyers’ groups ask ICC to dismiss Duterte govt’s ‘paper-thin’ claims on drug war ‘remedies’
Describing as “paper-thin” the government’s claim that it is investigating alleged crimes against humanity related to the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, two lawyers’ groups urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow the office of Prosecutor Karim Khan to continue with its probe.
Continuing, severe rights abuses still ‘disturb’ UN High Commissioner
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that she “remains disturbed” over reports of “continuing and severe” human rights violations across the Philippines despite the government’s claims that it is addressing the issue.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sa loob ng dalawang minuto, Duterte kinontra ang sarili sa imbestigasyon ng ICC sa drug war
Sa kanyang paglabas sa Talk to the People noong Okt. 4, ipinahiwatig ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na sinimulan na niyang pag-aralan ang kanyang kinabukasan sa labas ng Malacanang.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte contradicts self within two minutes on ICC drug war probe
In his Talk to the People appearance on Oct. 4, President Rodrigo Duterte said he "will prepare for (his) defense" in the impending investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on human rights abuses associated with his campaign against illegal drugs.
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.
Global rights group wants ICC to ‘expedite’ request to probe Duterte’s drug war
A panel of 18 human rights experts from all over the world is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to decide quickly on a pending request to open a full-blown probe into President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, stressing the “lack of effective domestic remedies” for human rights victims in the country.
In the campaign against illegal drugs, Duterte admits fighting his own government
Duterte said: “I did not know I was fighting my own government. Customs and everyone else was facilitating the import[ation] of drugs … That’s why I go crazy looking at the situation."
