Episode Details

Prosecutors have told the International Criminal Court this week that former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, encouraged death squads to carry out extrajudicial killings using fear and financial rewards.

The court in The Hague is holding pre-trial hearings for the ex-leader, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.

The charges date from Duterte’s time as mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao, and later as president, and include dozens of killings as part of his so-called war on drugs.

• Guest: Carlos Conde, independent journalist and former senior researcher for Human Rights Watch
• Producer: Pip Cook