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Drug war victims dare Marcos: Probe Duterte, Dela Rosa for ‘tokhang’ killings

By Ivel John M. Santos | Jul 21, 2023 7:22 PM

If the Philippine government refuses to cooperate with an international inquiry of the bloody “Tokhang” operations during the Duterte administration, then it should undertake an investigation of the alleged role of former president Rodrigo Duterte to show it is not protecting perpetrators of crimes against humanity and other atrocities. The demand for a probe came […]

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Rights group urges UN Special Rapporteur to support the reopening of ICC drug war probe

By Ivel John M. Santos | Nov 15, 2022 6:22 PM

A human rights group has urged Morris Tidball-Binz, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial or arbitrary executions, to either support the reopening of the investigation by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan into alleged drug-related killings in the Philippines or conduct his own probe.