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Exclusive: Vladimir Putin won't be tried for war crimes in absentia while president

The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Euronews

Which countries are International Criminal Court members?

The court, established to prosecute serious crimes under the Rome Statute, has 125 member states as of April 2025.

Al Jazeera

Sara Duterte Back In Philippines After Month With Detained Father

Impeached Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has returned home after nearly a month at her father's side in The Hague, where he is facing a charge of crimes against humanity, her communications team said Monday.

International Business Times

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Duterte Clan Rallies As Ex-Philippine Leader Marks 80th In Jail

Family and supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will rally Friday to mark his 80th birthday and protest his detention in The Hague on a charge of crimes against humanity.

International Business Times

The ICC showed its might by arresting Rodrigo Duterte. Its reputation will take longer to fix

Only five days after the arrest warrant against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was issued, he was apprehended and immediately put on a plane to The Hague to face charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Conversation

Duterte Confident Has 'No Case' To Answer At ICC: Daughter

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte believes he has no case to answer at the International Criminal Court, his daughter said Sunday, and is confident he has a strong legal argument.

International Business Times

Monday briefing: Is Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest a sign of the ICC’s strength or its limitations?

In today’s newsletter: the former Philippines president was arrested and taken to The Hague after a tense standoff. It’s a much needed win for the international criminal court – but success is far from a given

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Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte appears at International Criminal Court in The Hague

Lawyer for strongman behind deadly ‘war on drugs’ says his arrest was ‘a kidnapping’

The Independent UK

Philippine ex-President Duterte appears at International Criminal Court via video link

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, 79, appeared at the court hearing on a video screen from a nearby detention centre in The Hague.

Euronews

Rodrigo Duterte appears at ICC hearing in The Hague by video link

Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’

The Guardian - UK

Philippines ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte appears before ICC by video link

Sounding frail and wearing a blue suit and tie, the 79-year-old speaks to confirm his name and date of birth.

Al Jazeera

Rodrigo Duterte set to appear before ICC at The Hague for first hearing

Former Philippines leader is accused of overseeing nearly 4,000 executions during his war on drugs

The Independent UK

ICC Arrest, Impeachment Leave Duterte Clan's Political Future In Doubt

Minutes after former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte was bundled onto a plane bound for The Hague to face a charge of crimes against humanity, President Ferdinand Marcos said of the arrest: "Politics doesn't enter into it."

International Business Times

Duterte refused fingerprinting and threatened lawsuits during chaotic arrest, Philippine police say

A Philippine general says that ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened him with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law enforcers “you have to kill me to bring me to The Hague.”

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Al Jazeera

Families of Duterte’s drug war victims grieve, seek justice in Philippines

Families of victims of the deadly police campaign have called on the ICC to go after other officials alongside Duterte.

Al Jazeera

Duterte takes responsibility for Philippines drug war in video message

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says ‘I am responsible’ after arrest by International Criminal Court.

The Guardian - UK

Rodrigo Duterte says he will accept responsibility after ICC arrest over ‘war on drugs’

Former Philippines president filmed a video message en route to the Hague, saying ‘I will be responsible for everything’

The Guardian - UK

‘In plain sight’: how The Hague museum was secret hideout from Nazi forced labour

Mauritshuis exhibition reveals how Dutch men hid in attic to avoid being taken to Germany in second world war

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The Conversation

Will Rodrigo Duterte be seen as a martyr – or a symbol of justice finally being carried out?

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, to face charges of alleged crimes against humanity for his brutal war on drugs in the Philippines.

Al Jazeera

ICC takes custody of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial appearance, court says.

The Guardian - UK

Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest could be telling blow in the Philippines’ dynastic feud

Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president

The Independent UK

Philippine ex-president Duterte is heading to The Hague to face ICC charges linked to 'war on drugs'

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being flown to the Netherlands to face an International Criminal Court charge of crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office

The Independent UK

Philippines on high alert as Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter says he was forcibly taken to The Hague

Sara Duterte says she is following her father to the Netherlands to secure his release

Al Jazeera

Philippine VP Sara Duterte travels to The Hague to help father at ICC

The vice president has described former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest over his deadly drug war as ‘oppression’.

The Conversation

Arrest of ex-president Duterte will shake up dynastic politics in the Philippines – and hand initiative to rival Marcos family

The ex-president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, could soon become the first Asian former head of state to be tried at The Hague.

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