Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte
We have just lost a prophet for peace and justice
His commitment to denouncing the extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests orchestrated by the government of Rodrigo Duterte
A second look at the cases presented at the International Peoples...
‘With guilty verdict of the International Peoples’ Tribunal, Marcos Jr. cannot deny rights violations in the Philippines'
International tribunal finds US, Duterte, Marcos Jr. guilty of war crimes
The allegations included extrajudicial killings, torture, enforced disappearances, and indiscriminate attacks on civilians
Anti-mining activists killed in alarming numbers under Duterte
What has also continued – despite the killing of environmental defenders like Chad – is the advocacy work of environmental defenders
Rights group highlights PH gov’t failure in stopping drug-related killings
Olano recommended a probe against Mayor Duterte and other local government units that “blatantly do not follow the rule of law.
Carpio: Duterte liable for corruption in secret deals with Xi
Duterte, who visited Beijing five times during his term, disclosed last week his so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” with Xi
Caritas Philippines: Full cooperation with ICC, ‘not sign of weakness’
The ICC probe is “not a witch hunt,” but “a crucial step towards ensuring justice and accountability for those responsible."
Philippines’ Marcos and Duterte clan alliance ruptures
Families often form alliances of convenience with others to win and maintain power -- but those relationships can sour
Marcos-Duterte rival rallies ‘a disgusting display of political ambitions,’ says lawmaker
The Marcos-Duterte war is “a disgusting display of conflicting political ambitions which left the people’s urgent demands in the gutter.”
Marcos government no better than Duterte’s, rights defenders say
Karapatan added hundreds are facing “trumped up charges,” including 795 political detainees in the country’s notoriously overcrowded prisons