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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days agoDuterte's drug war faces judgement at the ICC
The ICC hearing against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity during the drug war represents the first significant accountability mechanism for thousands of killings denied justice domestically.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoAn eye for an eye': some Duterte death squad members unrepentant as he awaits ICC trial
The kills were easier to swallow after a few drinks. Following each operation the police death squads would haunt Manila's bars to take the edge off, and because some were superstitious, to ward off malevolent spirits following them home. Imagine, I kill 47 people and can just sleep? No, I was drinking, drinking just to sleep, says one. You need to release stress and we are Filipino If we go home after killing, the spirit may follow you.
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