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Philippines faces sustained pressure over drug war

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: PHILIPPINES
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Philippines AP Afghanistan China Israel Palestinians United Nations United States

Topical: international relations politics social government human rights judicial narcotics police treaty election military security talks foreign policy
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2021), "Philippines faces sustained pressure over drug war", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB260091

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Significance

In 2018, Duterte announced that he was withdrawing the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the organisation’s decision to launch a preliminary examination into alleged abuses committed during the crackdown.

Impacts

The drug war will remain popular domestically.
External criticism over the crackdown will mount for the remainder of Duterte’s presidency.
Duterte will champion a presidential candidate who promises to shield him from any criminal prosecution by the ICC.

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