Historic step towards justice: Rodrigo Duterte arrested, charged at ICC

17. March 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions

After receiving an international arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity, delivered by Interpol, the Philippine authorities arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on March 11, 2025. Duterte was...

Lawmakers want reinvestigation into extrajudicial killings in Duterte’s “war on drugs”

17. February 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

The Philippine House of Representatives’ so-called quad committee called for a reinvestigation into the extrajudicial killings (EJK) linked to the so-called “war on drugs” of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Several members of the committee brought up the idea...

Human rights violations still not addressed in 2024

17. February 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

In its World Report 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stressed that Philippine President Marcos Jr. “initiated some human rights improvements in 2024 but failed to address past and ongoing violations.” Drug-related and extrajudicial killings associated with the so-called...

ICC appeal to Philippine police officers

27. January 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, International Institutions

The International Criminal Court (ICC) launched an appeal on November 29, 2024 to obtain further information from Philippine police officers and other state security forces on the human rights violations in the context of the so-called “war on drugs.” The...

“Quad Committee” recommends charges against Rodrigo Duterte

27. January 2025 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

On December 18, 2024, the so-called quad committee of the Philippine House of Representatives presented its first progress report on a joint investigation over the past months into the links between illegal drug trade, Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as...

New task force to investigate cases of extrajudicial killings in “war on drugs”

16. December 2024 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News

The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) has set up a new task force to investigate extrajudicial killings under the former Duterte administration’s so-called “war on drugs.” On November 4, 2024, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla signed Department Order...