The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber declined to dismiss the case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Victims' families viewed this ruling as a major vindication regarding the alleged crimes against humanity linked to the war on drugs.

Families of victims of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs hailed as a “vindication” on Wednesday the International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber’s refusal to throw out the crimes against humanity case against him. Duterte has been held by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague since March 2025 over killings linked to his anti-drugs campaign while he was in office. His lawyers argued that the court had no authority to try him because the Philippines...