On the Arrest of an Autocrat - Columbia Journalism Review
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Journalists, lawyers, clergy, and human rights activists persisted in the Philippines, even when hope for accountability seemed nonexistent.
On the Arrest of an Autocrat - Columbia Journalism Review --> b Quezon City, Philippines, March 12, 2025—Relatives of those allegedly slain in the campaign of extrajudicial killings display their photos in front of that of arrested former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. The banner reads "Jail Duterte." (AP photo/Aaron Favila) b Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter . As I write this, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is in The Hague, where he is facing charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. I watched video footage of his arrest, on March 11,
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