ICC Appeals Chamber rejects Duterte’s release plea
"The successive legal losses of Duterte at the ICC should be an indicator that no one is buying Duterte's delaying tactics."
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"The successive legal losses of Duterte at the ICC should be an indicator that no one is buying Duterte's delaying tactics."
The fight for TRUTH, Justice and Accountability cannot be trivialized with designer bags and fake news.
Duterte's anti-drug campaign disproportionately affected the poor and the marginalized.
ICC’s ongoing hearing is important as the Philippine justice system makes it hard for victims and survivors to fight back against a state-enforced policy.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Rodrigo Roa Duterte tracks the fight for justice by the families of the ‘war on drugs’ victims, and how Duterte has attempted to evade accountability.
“I filed a case (but) I can still feel that those in power continue to control the justice that I have been waiting for so long.”
“We have longed for the moment when he will face his crimes."
Rodrigo Duterte himself ordered the killings several times before, during, and after his Presidential term.
“For us victims, the confirmation of charges against Duterte is an answered prayer. It is clear to us that the ICC shows the call for justice does not end in the Philippines."
“Today, we have seen and read the names of the real culprits – they who have blood on their hands for implementing a deadly policy. The world ought to know who they are.”
The Court clearly finds that Duterte is a perceptive person who has a broad understanding of what he has been charged with.
“I am eagerly praying for Duterte to live long. So when justice comes, he could feel our pain and grief in killing our loved ones."
“Bato deserves to be imprisoned alongside Duterte. Just like his boss, Bato ordered the killing of our loved ones without any remorse."
“Killings in the name of drugs. This is really about killings in the name of drugs. So you drug lords out there, get ready because I’ll crush you.”
Human rights lawyers said that while the award criteria may be objective, the timing and choice of Duterte as awardee are morally and ethically problematic.
The reality: Kaufman misrepresented both the ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) and the Philippine government, spreading disinformation that misled victims, media, and the public.
“What else can we expect from a Senate that includes the likes of Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa and Bong Go, who were Duterte’s lieutenants in his bloody drug war?"
"The impunity that Duterte wielded during his time is very much felt until now."
"Do not let yourselves be used by this fascist and his daughter if you call yourselves as rights-respecting governments,” human rights advocate Cristina Palabay told the ICC member states.
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