Duterte’s ICC Arrest for Crime Against Humanity Strikes a Blow Against Impunity
Under the guise of his “war on drugs,” the former president of the Philippines murdered political opponents.
Activists in the Philippines say the stunning arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a crime against humanity marks a major step toward accountability for the thousands of Filipinos targeted and killed under the pretext of his infamous “war on drugs.”
“The arrest of Duterte is highly significant for the cause of international justice because it sends a clear signal that tyrants who brazenly trample on basic human rights can eventually be held to account by alternative international accountability mechanisms,” Edre U. Olalia, chairperson of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) in the Philippines and co-president of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, told Truthout.
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