“This is part of the continued and ongoing state cover-up of crimes against humanity.' | BPinlacINQ
According to the group, the country’s exclusion from the ICC is “an ominous sign for human rights as the only rationale for not being under its jurisdiction is to shelter perpetrators from prosecutors and the intention to continue committing such crimes.”
The ICC previously launched a probe on the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s allegedBut Duterte has repeatedly refused to cooperate with the ICC as he even declared the Philippines’ withdrawal from Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the said international tribunal.“ICHRP has full confidence in the impartiality of the ICC,” Murphy said.
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