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Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla

“The International Criminal Court no longer has jurisdiction over the Philippines following its withdrawal from the Rome Statute.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs Context

Vera Files says: Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute, the treaty that founded the ICC, provides that a country that has withdrawn is not cleared of its obligations that occurred during its membership. The Philippines acceded to…

Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla

“Red-tagging is the term used when a person belonging to a civil society organization is criticized for the work they're doing as being related to the persons who commit criminal acts in the country.”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: The International Peace Observers Network defined red-baiting in a 2011 journal article as: “[T]he act of labelling, branding, naming and accusing individuals and/ or organizations of being left-leaning, subversives, co…