Philippines: ICC launches probe into deadly “war on drugs”, seeks to end impunity
Responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) pre-trial chamber’s announcement that it has opened an investigation into the killings during the Philippine government’s deadly “war on drugs” and those in Davao City by the alleged Davao Death Squad (DDS) from 2011 to 2016, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard said:
“Amnesty International welcomes the ICC pre-trial chamber’s decision to authorize an investigation into crimes against humanity committed during the horrific “war on drugs”. Thousands have been murdered by the police and militias aligned with the government, and the killers have enjoyed almost complete impunity.”
