In a ruling welcomed by rights groups as 'a significant step toward achieving justice for the victims and their families,' the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected the Philippine government's appeal for a stop to its investigation into drug-related killings under the Duterte administration. The ICC's majority decision dismissed the Office of the Solicitor General's (OSG) main argument that the body had lost jurisdiction over the case when the Philippines' withdrawal of its membership from the organization took effect in 2019.

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