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Published 2:37 AM PDT, July 18, 2023. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines’ deadly “war on drugs” can resume, rejecting Manila’s objections to the case going ahead at the global court.
Jan 20, 2014 · However, Bonifacio’s supporters are pushing to have the Katipunan founder declared as the first rightful President of the Philippines. Aside from this, many questions remain about the details of Bonifacio’s death. The search for his remains has also been controversial. The Assasination of Ninoy Aquino
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In September, a pre-trial chamber of the ICC granted the prosecutor’s request to open a formal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines from the time the country ratified the ICC’s Rome Statute on November 1, 2011, until its withdrawal from the treaty on March 16, 2019. In its decisionto greenlight the investigation, th...
The country’s 52-year-long communist insurgency continued in 2021. During counter-insurgency operations against the New People’s Army (NPA), government security forces frequently targeted leftist activists, including peasant leaders, environmentalists, human rights lawyers, and Indigenous group heads, among others. Government and military officials...
There were fewer serious Covid-19-related rights violations in the Philippines during the second year of the pandemic compared to the first, which had seen harsh treatment of quarantine violators by law enforcement. Age-based restrictions on movement for those under 18 and over 65 years of age prevented children and older people from leaving their ...
Media freedom and freedom of expression received a big boost in October when Maria Ressa, the co-founder and executive editor of the news website Rappler, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Russian editor Dmitry Muratov. Ressa and Rapplerhave been the target of reprisals from the Duterte government and its supporters for the website’s re...
Philippine civil law sets out that a person can only be legally married at age 18. But this law does not apply to Muslims; under another law, a Muslim boy can marry at age 15 while a girl can be married off when she reaches puberty. The proposed “Girls Not Brides Act,” passed by both houses of the Philippine Congress and now awaiting President Dute...
The United States continues to provide military assistance to the Philippines despite the Duterte government’s poor human rights record. In June, the Biden administration notified Congress of a proposed sale of $2.5 billion in arms to the Philippines, including fighter jets and two kinds of missiles. In September, both countries announced that they...
Dec 16, 2022 · MANILA, Philippines — Torture of suspects by law enforcement authorities is still a common practice in the Philippines, with many cases never reaching the light of day after they happen...
The government harassed journalists and media companies, including through politically motivated prosecutions and other legal action; a court convicted journalist Maria Ressa of cyber libel in...
Aug 15, 2020 · 15 August 2020. By Preeti Jha,BBC News. Getty Images. Mr Duterte has once again pushed to reintroduce the death penalty. Capital punishment opponents expect a steep battle to prevent President...
Sep 2, 2021 · Allegations of misuse of COVID-19 funds have emerged in the Philippines, prompting anger among healthcare workers, who protested in the Philippine capital to demand the release of unpaid...