Sep 15, 2021 · On 10 February 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC applied for an arrest warrant against Mr Duterte for the crimes against humanity of murder, torture and rape.

4 days ago · Today, 12 March 2025, Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte (“Mr Duterte”), born on 28 March 1945, was surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC or “the Court”). He was arrested by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines (“the Philippines”) in accordance with an arrest warrant issued by Pre-Trial Chamber I …

4 days ago · The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomes the arrest and transfer of the suspect Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte, former President of the Philippines, on 11 March 2025 by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines. Mr Duterte has been arrested in the context of the Office’s ongoing investigation into the Situation in the Republic of the Philippines. Image ...

4 days ago · Supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte gather outside the gate of Villamor Airbase, where Duterte was taken following his arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant, on March ...

5 days ago · Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. But questions of jurisdiction complicate the matter.

3 days ago · It has also prompted a chorus of calls, from both Philippine lawmakers and human rights groups, for the Philippines to rejoin the Rome Statute that created the ICC. Duterte withdrew the ...

5 days ago · The Philippines’ History with the ICC The Philippines has had a significant but complicated relationship with the ICC over the years. Our country signed the Rome Statute on December 28, 2000, and became a full member of the ICC on November 1, a very important step that reflected our nation’s commitment to international justice and human rights.

5 days ago · By Gerome Dalipe IV. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reaffirmed its jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in the Philippines while the country was still a member of the Rome Statute, despite its withdrawal from the treaty on March 17, 2019.

5 days ago · The ICC began investigating drug killings under Duterte from Nov. 1, 2011, when he was still mayor of Davao, to March 16, 2019, as possible crimes against humanity. Duterte withdrew the Philippines in 2019 from the Rome Statute, the court’s founding treaty, in a move human rights activists say was aimed at escaping accountability.

5 days ago · Following a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Philippines arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte due to an investigation into thousands of killings in a violent crackdown ...