VERA Files
Nakapanayam ng VERA Files si Romel Bagares, isang abogado na dalubhasa sa international law, upang ipaliwanag ang mga proseso sa pagpapatuloy ng imbestigasyon ni ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan.
A Facebook (FB) post claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot interfere and investigate deaths related to the drug war in the Philippines because President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. declared the country would not rejoin the ICC. This claim is false. The ICC and the Supreme Court both ruled that the Hague-based court retains […]
Isang araw bago nagretiro si International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda noong Hunyo 15, inilabas niya sa publiko ang resulta ng preliminary examination na ginawa ng kanyang opisina simula Pebrero 2018 tungkol sa sitwasyon sa Pilipinas kaugnay ng War on Drugs (WoD) sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte at humingi siya ng pahintulot sa ICC Pre-Trial Chamber na ipagpatuloy ang imbestigasyon.
For those who took the path of the International Criminal Court, the judicial authorisation request of the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation is a “monumental step towards justice,” and a “ray of hope” for the families of victims of extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs.
In her request for authorization to proceed with the investigation of the situation in the Philippines, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda cited her findings that members of the Philippine National Police “have unlawfully killed between several thousand and tens of thousands of civilians” in carrying out the Duterte government’s war on drugs.
Mrs. Rodriguez (not her real name), makes a living by cutting rubber slippers by hand. One midnight, as she ended her work day, she asked her son to buy her food. She fell asleep, waiting for the son that never returned. What neither mother nor son realized was that would be the last time they would see each other.