At 81, Rodrigo Duterte entered the International Criminal Court in The Hague in person for the first time — a quiet, wordless appearance that nonetheless carried the weight of tens of thousands of lives lost in his war on drugs. The court, which has been examining killings stretching back to his time as mayor of Davao, is now weighing whether he is mentally fit to face a November trial for crimes against humanity. His presence, however brief and silent, offered something to the families of the dead that years of video hearings had not: the visible fact of accountability beginning to take shape
Duterte appears in person at ICC for crimes against humanity trial
Tens of thousands of small-time drug dealers were allegedly summarily executed during Duterte's war on drugs; relatives of victims attended proceedings seeking justice.