ICC to Philippine law enforcers: ‘Just following orders’ won’t protect you from justice

For years since 2016, when Rodrigo Duterte assumed the Philippine presidency, they operated with a sense of impunity—carrying out a brutal, systematic campaign of killings aimed at eliminating a population Duterte had thoroughly demonized. They seemed untouchable, shielded by Duterte’s protection and emboldened by a public persuaded by the dangerous lie that safety requires extrajudicial