Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC), marking a significant step forward in the pursuit of accountability and justice for the extrajudicial killings perpetrated by state forces during his bloody campaign against illegal drugs. How will Duterte’s arrest in Manila andContinue Reading
Selecting the worst from Rodrigo Duterte’s vast canon of despicable comments is a task that slips away from you the second you think you have grasped it. Was it when he called the Pope a “son of a whore”? When he “joked” about wanting to rape an Australian missionary? OrContinue Reading
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken full responsibility for his administration’s “war on drugs,” as he prepares to make his first appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a video message posted yesterday on his Facebook account, the 79-year-old addressed his “countrymen” and said once again that heContinue Reading
Philippine police today arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s ongoing investigation into his violent anti-drug campaign. In a statement, the presidential palace said that the 79-year-old was arrested this morning at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport after returning from Hong Kong. “Early inContinue Reading
