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If laughter at children’s deaths becomes normalized, then civil society must become louder in affirming their sacredness. By Anna Abelinde…
“I thought we were doing something good,” said Edgar Matobato, one of the hitmen of the Davao Death Squad. He…
One day in June 2016, a trusted friend – a priest – contacted me and asked me for a favor.…
The UN, the EU, the diplomatic community take pride in helping to improve the rights situation in the Philippines. But…
Weeks before he died in May 2024, Father Amado Picardal wished that the feud between the Marcoses and the Dutertes…
The decision allows the high-profile proceedings against the former Philippines president to move forward in his absence. THE HAGUE –…
The harm the “drug war” did to children extends far beyond those who were killed. It produced a generation of…
The ICC trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is the necessary antidote to this contagion of state-sanctioned murder. THE…
The ICC has disclosed that an additional 500 victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war” have been included in its lists…
The ICC’s latest move to go after other law enforcement officials – Duterte’s “co-perpetrators” – could signal the end of…