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UN experts, rights defenders all over the world say #StopTheKillings in the Philippines

UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard urged UN member States to “apply sanctions against Filipino officials who have committed, who have incited, or who have failed to investigate or prevent human rights violations including arbitrary killings.”

Worldwide lawyers’ group backs charges vs Duterte in international courts

The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) supports the case filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte and the UN Human Rights Council resolution seeking to investigate the human rights situation in the Philippines. It vowed to support the filing of other suits against Duterte “for violations of international human rights law.”

Complainants, witnesses submit Int’l tribunal’s verdict to ICC

Complainants and witnesses of the recently-concluded International People’s Tribunal submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) a copy of its Verdict, Indictment, Case Summaries and other evidence presented before its jurors. The IPT found President Rodrigo Duterte, US President Donald Trump, and international monetary organizations guilty of violating the Filipino people’s political and economic rights,…