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ICC to resume investigation into Philippines’s deadly drug war

Filipino activists and relatives of people killed in the country's war on drugs have been calling for justice for years [File: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

The International Criminal Court has said it will reopen its investigation into possible “crimes against humanity” in the Philippines over former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, which led to the deaths of thousands of people.

The Hague-based court announced plans for an investigation in February 2018 but suspended its work in November 2021 at the request of the Philippines’ government after Manila said it was undertaking its own review.

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