Civilian-led EJK Truth Commission launched

MANILA, Philippines — An independent, civilian-led EJK Truth Commission was formally launched on Wednesday to document abuses linked to the bloody drug war, nearly a decade after thousands of deaths sparked global condemnation and continuing calls for justice.  In a press briefing at the Archbishop’s Palace on Wednesday, commission chair Judge Raul Pangalangan, said that the “goal is to hear the victims tell their stories, to recognize their fundamental humanity and what they went through.” “I would like to emphasize that, for the ICC, the end of the process is of course either the acquittal of the accused or a […]...

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