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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has asked judges to rule whether she can open a probe into the mass deportations of the Rohingya people from Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands of the stateless Muslim minority have fled Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state in recent months to escape a bloody military crackdown. The violence has left a trail of torched villages in its wake, amid allegations of murder and rape […]
(Eagle News)–China has expressed support for the Philippines’ pullout from the International Criminal Court, saying that the tribunal “should respect the sovereignty of nations, act cautiously and avoid being used as a political tool.” “China believes that a sovereign country has the right to say no to political manipulation under the cloak of law,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang added in a press conference on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, since President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said that “some human rights groups” may have become “tools of drug lords” in trying to stop the Philippine government’s campaign against illegal drugs and criminality. Presidential Spokesperson gave this warning in a statement as he noted that the “attacks against the President’s war on drugs have been vicious and non-stop.” “We therefore do not discount the possibility that some human rights groups have become unwitting tools of drug lords to […]
(Eagle News) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it will proceed with the preliminary examination on the case filed against the Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and his officials, even as it had received notice that the country was withdrawing from the Rome Statute. In a statement, the ICC said that it was already officially notified by the United Nations on Monday, March 19, of the Philippines’ written notification of withdrawal, but explained that […]
(Eagle News) – An official of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said that it would require the Senate to actually agree to the withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC) before the country can be considered that it is actually withdrawing from the international body. CHR commissioner Roberto Cadiz, the current CHR officer-in-charge, also said that it was “too late in the day” for the Philippine government to stop the […]
Says he will convince other countries to pull out from tribunal (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday slammed the Rome Statute that establishes the International Criminal Court, and the tribunal, noting that he would convince other countries to “get out” of the same. “The treaty is bull(s**t),” Duterte said in his speech during the graduation of the Philippine Military Academy Alab Tala Class of 2018. According to the President, the ICC was European Union-sponsored, and […]
(Eagle News) — The European Union on Friday urged the Philippines to allow an impartial probe into the Philippine government’s war on drugs. In a statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, the EU said it was “imperative” to conduct the “prompt, effective…and transparent investigations of all cases of death leading to prosecution in all cases of unlawful killing.” “The EU remains deeply concerned about the high number of killings associated […]
The Hague, Netherlands — The president of the member-states of the International Criminal Court said Friday he regretted the Philippines was leaving the tribunal. “I regret this development. A state party withdrawing from the Rome Statute would negatively impact our collective efforts towards fighting impunity,” President O-Gon Kwon said, after the Philippines officially gave notice that it was leaving the court. Philippine Ambassador to the UN Teddy Locsin Jr. said he delivered the notice to UN Chef De […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has formally notified the International Criminal Court of its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. In a Twitter post, Philippine Ambassador to the UN Teddy Locsin Jr. said he delivered the notice to UN Chef De Cabinet Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti. He said the Secretary General, António Guterres, was “abroad.” In the notice dated March 15, 2018, the Philippines said the decision to withdraw was the country’s “principled stand against those […]
(Eagle News)– It is the “beginning of the end” for the International Criminal Court following the Philippines’ pullout, Malacañang said on Thursday. “I’m afraid and what makes me sad is that the Philippine withdrawal, I’m sure, will start an avalanche of other states leaving the court,” Roque, who then hailed the country’s ratification of the treaty that establishes the ICC, said in a press conference. He said this was because “no one will tolerate an […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service “A political move.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described on Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to have the Philippines withdraw from the International Criminal Court treaty. “Because he knows that there is no way out for him in the ICC,” Trillanes, who, along with Rep. Gary Alejano, filed the supplemental complaint against Duterte before the international court, said. According to Trillanes, the withdrawal of ratification of the […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Two senators expressed their support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to withdraw the Philippines’ ratification of the Rome Statute that establishes the International Criminal Court. “They’re trying to micromanage the country eh sumusobra,” Senate President Koko Pimentel said. According to Pimentel, the President, who won the election, has the authority to “enforce the law.” “Kasi imagine, sino nagrereklamo? Tapos ano yung mga alegasyon? Hindi ba ito domestic policy? […]
