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.
The claim of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte that the country is no longer a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) needs context.
Nangangailangan ng konteksto ang pahayag ni outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte na hindi na miyembro ng International Criminal Court (ICC) ang bansa.
Muling sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, sa kanyang “Talk to the People” noong Enero 4, ang walang katotohanang pahayag na puro “puti” ang mga hukom ng International Criminal Court (ICC).
President Rodrigo Duterte again wrongly claimed, during his Jan. 4 “Talk to the People” address, that the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “white.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Top Malacañang officials blasted the International Criminal Court (ICC) for violating the country’s “sovereignty” after it greenlighted the launch of a full-blown investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial “war on drugs.”
