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ICC sets crimes against humanity probe in Venezuela

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 06:45 AM

The ICC will investigate whether crimes against humanity were committed during Venezuela's clampdown on anti-government protests in 2017 Read more »

Palace: ICC 'can do whatever it wants' but will struggle to build case vs Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:15 PM

 While the International Criminal Court (ICC) "can do whatever it wants," Malacañang said on Tuesday the tribunal would struggle to build a case against the alleged crimes against humanity in President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics drive.  Read more »

Duterte: 'What is wrong' with my kill threats?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 07:34 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on on Friday assailed criticism regarding his campaign against communist rebels and drug peddlers, asking rights defenders on "what's wrong" if he orders killings of resisting suspects.  Read more »

Duterte calls ICC drug probe ‘bulls**t’, says he won’t defend self before ‘white people’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 03:29 PM

Duterte said because Philippine "laws are different", "how are you supposed to get justice" at the ICC? Read more »

Año questions looming ICC probe, says govt won't change mind on refusal to cooperate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 03:47 PM

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday questioned the move of International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to seek a probe into the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Duterte administration's drug war. Read more »

Gordon on next PH president: 'You cannot kill the people'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 10:21 AM

Sen. Richard Gordon gave several suggestions on who should be voted the next president in 2022, saying the next Chief Executive should be a "president that we can all be proud of." Read more »

Duterte admin minaliit ang posibleng imbestigasyon ng ICC sa drug war

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 08:11 PM

Tingin ni forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun, makakatulong na tingnan ang mga resulta ng autopsy reports para makita kung sinadya nga bang patayin ang mga biktima sa war on drugs.  Read more »

Possible ICC probe on Duterte drug war is 'no big deal', says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 02:36 PM

A possible investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs is "no big deal," Malacañang said Thursday, even as families of the victims cheered the move.   Read more »

Duterte remarks on drug war 'highly relevant' to show policy to kill: watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 06:45 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's previous remarks are highly relevant to show the alleged existence of a state policy on drug war killings, a global watchdog said Thursday. Read more »

Ilang inulila ng 'war on drugs' ni Duterte nagalak sa posibleng ICC probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 08:46 PM

Pero duda si Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque sa kahihinatnan ng imbestigasyon dahil karamihan daw ng ebidensya ni former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, galing sa media reports na maituturing na hearsay o sabi-sabi lang sa korte. Read more »

New ICC prosecutor takes on daunting job

Julie Capelle, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 16 09:25 PM

Bensouda has left him with a bulging inbox including a probe into the Philippines war on drugs that she announced on Monday, an investigation into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan, and of course the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Read more »

Duterte admin should cooperate with ICC probe if it 'has nothing to hide' - Centerlaw

TJ Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 09:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's administration should cooperate with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's requested investigation into drug-war killings if it has nothing to hide, an advocacy group of lawyers said Wednesday. Read more »

Drilon: Avoiding ICC probe within Duterte's prerogative, but....

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 11:42 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte can indeed choose not to recognize the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for a full investigation into drug-war killings, but this will not stop the proceedings from moving forward, said Sen. Franklin Drilon. Read more »

Palace spokesman says drug war deaths 'collateral damage', info based on 'hearsay'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 10:10 AM

Outgoing International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's request for a full investigation into drug-war killings in the Philippines will not "prosper" because her report was based on "hearsay information," Malacañang said Wednesday.   Read more »

War on drugs ni Duterte, pinaiimbestigahan sa International Criminal Court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 09:11 PM

Naniniwala si ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda na may basehan para ituring na "crimes against humanity" ang war on drugs ng administrasyon.  Read more »

Outsider Khan must steer war crimes court through choppy waters

Stephanie van den Berg, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 07:33 PM

British barrister Karim Khan, 51, who starts on Wednesday, inherits probes opened in hotspots like the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the Philippines by outgoing prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.   Read more »

Colmenares: Complaint filed vs Duterte in ICC 'strong' to convict him over drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 08:54 PM

"Alam mo na President Duterte ang kalaban mo... dapat malakas na mga kaso kung saan may mga witnesses, nakita talaga ang pagpatay at identified talaga ang mga pumatay na mga kapulisan," said Colmenares. Read more »

ICC has ‘sufficient’ basis for full probe into PH drug-war killings, says rights lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 09:22 AM

Outgoing International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has "sufficient" basis to request for full investigation into drug war killings in the Philippines, an international human rights lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

‘Moment of hope’: Amnesty International lauds ICC investigation on Duterte drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 01:32 AM

"This is a much-awaited step in putting murderous incitement by President Duterte and his administration to an end,” Amnesty Secretary-General Agnes Callamard says. Read more »

ICC prosecutor seeks judicial nod to start probe on PH situation amid 'war on drugs'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 12:31 AM

“The total number of civilians killed in connection with the WoD between July 2016 and March 2019 appears to be between 12,000 and 30,000.”  Read more »