Int’l team to bare findings on lawyers’ killings

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:33:06 +0000

A six-nation delegation dispatched to the Philippines to probe the killing of lawyers under President Rodrigo Duterte is set to present its initial findings on March 18.

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Gov’t won’t cooperate if ICC starts probe despite PH’s pullout — Palace

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 06:19:13 +0000

The Philippine government will not cooperate should the ICC launch its probe against President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs.

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‘Duterte legal aides showing ignorance of ICC rules’ – lawyer

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 23:27:34 +0000

By saying the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot try President Duterte for the thousands of killings in his brutal war on drugs, the country’s top two legal officers betrayed their ignorance of the Rome Statute, human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares said on Tuesday.

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Colmenares rejects DOJ opinion, says ICC can try Duterte

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:01:22 +0000

Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares asserted Tuesday that Presiden Duterte can be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Diokno: Start worrying as Philippines’ membership in ICC ends March 17

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:20:29 +0000

Diokno: Start worrying as Philippines’ membership in ICC ends March 17

By March 17, Filipinos will have lost one of the remedies to abusive and tyrannical regimes as the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes effect, according to former law dean Chel Diokno.

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Malaysia joins ICC in boost for beleaguered court

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 05:24:16 +0000

Malaysia joins ICC in boost for beleaguered court

Malaysia has become a member of the International Criminal Court in a boost for the beleaguered institution at a time it faces growing criticism.

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Palace: Opinion column critical of Sara, President a ‘black propaganda’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:48:32 +0000

Palace: Opinion column critical of Sara, President a ‘black propaganda’

Malacañang has slammed as “black propaganda” the opinion column of journalist Ellen Tordesillas critical of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte.

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ICC acquits Ivory Coast ex-strongman of crimes against humanity

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:59:28 +0000

ICC acquits Ivory Coast ex-strongman of crimes against humanity

The ICC in the Hague acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo over a wave of post-electoral violence.

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