​​Marcos intends to cut-off communications with ICC

28. April 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared in an interview on March 28, 2023, that he would cut off communications with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The day before, the ICC rejected the government’s request to not reopen investigations into human...

EU trade benefits require improved human rights situation

28. April 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, International Institutions

EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore criticised that the two convictions in the so-called “war on drugs” under ex-President Duterte are “not enough” to justify an improvement of the human rights situation, considering the at...

Police officer convicted of murder of teenagers

28. April 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs

Navotas Regional Trial Court Branch 287 sentenced police officer Jefrey Sumbo Perez on March 13, 2023, to “reclusion perpetua” with up to 40 years in prison for the 2017 murders of 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz and 14-year-old Reynaldo “Kulot”...

Philippine government appeals reopening of ICC investigation

20. March 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions

The Philippine government filed an appeal with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the reopening of the ICC investigation into alleged crimes against humanity on March 13, 2023. In its appeal brief, the government argues that the ICC probe would “lack legal...

Annual review: Human rights violations under Marcos continue

13. February 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions

In its 2023 World Report, the organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a review of the human rights violations in the Philippines in 2022.  In a press conference on January 12, 2023, HRW called on the new government under President Marcos to provide justice to...

ICC resumes investigation, Philippine government refuses cooperation

13. February 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, International Institutions

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on January 26, 2023, that it will resume its investigations into possible “crimes against humanity” under ex-President Rodrigo Duterte as part of the so-called “war on drugs.” ICC Chief...