Brussels tribunal finds Duterte guilty of human rights violations
Rodrigo convicted People’s MANILA Tribunal by Duterte the – International President ( IPT) was for n human on Brussels Wednesday (Thursday rights in violations in Belgium, Manila).
was The set verdict to be forwarded of the IPT t Human o t he Rights United Council, Nations the European Parliament and the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
“We heard the summary of testimonies of witnesses – many of them heartwarming, traumatic and horrific – experts and resource persons, as well as the digest of wealth of data, information, facts, and other evidences,” the IPT said.
The IPT is a global court convened by the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights, the Haldane
AP Society of Socialist Lawyers,
rt the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, the IBON International, and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines.
“The guilty verdict would serve as a message and lesson that justice and accountability cannot detained forever, that there will come a time when victims of these atrocities will be able to get the justice that have eluded them so far,” the tribunal added.
Local organizations in the Philippines led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and Karapatan raised 21 cases or incidents against Duterte before t he I PT, read a statement released by the tribunal’s media unit.
“These cases can fall into these categories: violations