HRW: President Marcos Should Cooperate with ICC Investigation
Philippines: ICC Affirms Prosecutor’s Inquiry
Philippines: ICC Affirms Prosecutor’s Inquiry
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/18/philippines-icc-affirms-prosecutors-inquiry
(New York) – The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on July 18, 2023, confirmed the prosecutor’s resumption of the investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling is the next step toward justice for the thousands of victims of extrajudicial killings and their families in the government’s “war on drugs.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should support accountability for grave crimes in the Philippines and uphold the country’s obligation under the court’s founding Rome Statute to cooperate with the court.
“The ICC appeals chamber decision rejects Philippine government claims that the ICC should not investigate in the country,” said Bryony Lau, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “President Marcos should back up his stated commitment to human rights by cooperating with the ICC prosecutor’s inquiry.”
