Relatives of drug war victims hold placards calling for justice during a solidarity march after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled to continue investigation on drug war killings in the Philippines, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Relatives of drug war victims gather for a solidarity march after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled to continue investigation on drug war killings in the Philippines, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Relatives of drug war victims light candles for their slain loved ones after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled to continue investigation on drug war killings in the Philippines, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Relatives of drug war victims light candles for their slain loved ones after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled to continue investigation on drug war killings in the Philippines, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Human rights defender Cristina Palabay hugs a mother of a drug war victim after an International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling opens way to investigation on killings in the Philippines, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Mothers of drug war victims celebrate after the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judge rule against Philippines in prosecution request to reopen investigation, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Relatives of drug war victims react while watching a live stream of the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber's decision on continuation of probe on drugs war killings, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Mothers of drug war victims hold hands after the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judge rule against Philippines in prosecution request to reopen investigation, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Residents hold a sign that reads "war never more" during a protest against police violence in Alemao slums complex during an operation against drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Anthony LaMarca, Angela Fleegle, Dave Hartley, Robbie Bennett, Charlie Hall, and Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs attends the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 5, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson 

Rodrigo Baylon, the father of drug war victim Lenin Baylon, speaks during a news conference after an appeals court granted his petition to correct the death certificate of his nine-year-old son who was killed in a drug-related shooting in 2016, at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City, Philippines, December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Pictures and clothes of drug war victim Lenin Baylon are displayed during a news conference after an appeals court granted a petition to correct the death certificate of the nine-year-old boy who was killed in a drug-related shooting in 2016, at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City, Philippines, December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Workers exhume the remains of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos at a public cemetery, ahead of his fifth death anniversary, in Caloocan City, Philippines, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva prays over the grave of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos before his remains were exhumed at a public cemetery, ahead of his fifth death anniversary, in Caloocan City, Philippines, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Randy Delos Santos (center) and other relatives of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos watch over the exhumation of their loved one's remains at a public cemetery in Caloocan City, Philippines, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Workers zip the body bag containing the remains of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos after his exhumation at a public cemetery in Caloocan City, Philippines, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A man shouts as he takes part in the march for marijuana, in favor of the decriminalization of cannabis, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 11, 2022. The banners read 'Out Bolsonaro' and 'Legalize Now, Stop the war, save lives.' REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

A woman holds a sign reading "Legalise, plant, no more war" during the march of marijuana, in favor of the decriminalization of cannabis, at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Lucas Landau 

Community members from the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War hand out clean, tested doses of drugs at a demonstration demanding the legalisation and regulation of safe alternatives to the toxic street drug supply in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022 REUTERS/ Jesse Winter REFILE - CORRECTING ORGANISATION'S NAME 

Community members from the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War hand out clean, tested doses of drugs at a demonstration demanding the legalisation and regulation of safe alternatives to the toxic street drug supply in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022 REUTERS/ Jesse Winter REFILE - CORRECTING ORGANISATION'S NAME 

Community members from the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War hand out clean, tested doses of drugs at a demonstration demanding the legalisation and regulation of safe alternatives to the toxic street drug supply in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022 REUTERS/ Jesse Winter REFILE - CORRECTING ORGANISATION'S NAME 

Community members from the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War hand out clean, tested doses of drugs at a demonstration demanding the legalisation and regulation of safe alternatives to the toxic street drug supply in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022 REUTERS/ Jesse Winter REFILE - CORRECTING ORGANISATION'S NAME 

Community members from the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War hand out clean, tested doses of drugs at a demonstration demanding the legalisation and regulation of safe alternatives to the toxic street drug supply in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022 REUTERS/ Jesse Winter REFILE - CORRECTING ORGANISATION'S NAME 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun discusses findings on drug war deaths during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun discusses findings on drug war deaths beside Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva, who counsels drug war victims, during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun examines a piece of clothing among the exhumed remains of a drug war victim in a morgue at the College of Medicine, at the University of the Philippines Manila, in Manila, Philippines, March 25, 2022. Picture taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun examines the exhumed remains of a drug war victim in a morgue at the College of Medicine, at the University of the Philippines Manila, in Manila, Philippines, March 25, 2022. Picture taken March 25, 2022. To match Special Report PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DEATH-CERTIFICATES REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Children who were taken away from families struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction and domestic violence draw and play in a state shelter for children in Lviv, Ukraine March 25, 2022. Some of the children were evacuated to the relative safety of Lviv from another child care centre in the east amid the Russian invasion. Picture taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

Children who were taken away from families struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction and domestic violence draw and play in a state shelter for children in Lviv, Ukraine March 25, 2022. Some of the children were evacuated to the relative safety of Lviv from another child care centre in the east amid the Russian invasion. Picture taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

The mother of Erwin Garzon, a drug war victim, holds his portrait in her home in Caloocan City, Philippines, March 9, 2022. Picture taken March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The exhumed skull of Crisanto Abliter, a drug war victim, is photographed at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, December 20, 2021. Picture taken December 20, 2021. An October 2016 police report says authorities shot Crisanto Abliter in self-defense during a drug operation. His death certificate says he died of a "cerebrovascular accident, bleed," commonly known as a stroke, and hypertension. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The exhumed skull of Crisanto Abliter, a drug war victim, is photographed at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, December 20, 2021. An October 2016 police report says authorities shot Crisanto Abliter in self-defense during a drug operation. His death certificate says he died of a cerebrovascular accident, commonly known as a stroke, and hypertension. Picture taken December 20, 2021. To match Special Report PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DEATH-CERTIFICATES REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva blesses the grave of a drug war victim before an exhumation at Tala Cemetery, Caloocan City, Philippines, December 8, 2021. Picture taken December 8, 2021. Villanueva calls the nation's drug war "an act of terror for those living in the margins." REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Relatives of drug war victims light candles for their slain loved ones at the Commission on Human Rights where families of drug war victims gathered to pray ahead of All Saints' Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Crosses with pictures of drug war victims are laid out on the grounds of the Commission on Human Rights, as families of victims gather to pray ahead of All Saints' Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A woman lights a candle for a slain loved one at the Commission on Human Rights where families of drug war victims gathered to pray ahead of All Saints' Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A woman lights a candle for a slain loved one at the Commission on Human Rights where families of drug war victims gathered to pray ahead of All Saints' Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Aurora Blas clutches the urn of her husband Thelmo Blas, a drug war victim, after a ceremony to receive his ashes in a church in Manila, Philippines, October 20, 2021. Picture taken October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The exhumed remains of drug war victims are laid out on tables in a stockroom at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, October 19, 2021. Picture taken October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The exhumed remains of drug war victims are laid out on tables in a stockroom at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, October 19, 2021. Picture taken October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The mother of Renato Austria, a drug war victim, shows where his urn is displayed in their home in Caloocan City, Philippines, September 30, 2021. Picture taken September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The exhumed skull of Thelmo Blas, a drug war victim, is photographed at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. Blas' death certificate says he died of pneumonia, but a forensic pathologist has determined he was shot in the head. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The exhumed skull of Thelmo Blas, a drug war victim, is photographed at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 29, 2021. Blas’ death certificate says he died of pneumonia, but a forensic pathologist has determined he was shot in the head. Picture taken September 29, 2021. To match Special Report PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DEATH-CERTIFICATES REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

The exhumed skull of Thelmo Blas, a drug war victim, is photographed at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 29, 2021. Blas’ death certificate says he died of pneumonia, but a forensic pathologist has determined he was shot in the head. Picture taken September 29, 2021. To match Special Report PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DEATH-CERTIFICATES REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun pieces together the skull of drug war victim Thelmo Blas at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 27, 2021. Picture taken September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva helps funeral workers transport remains following an exhumation at Navotas Cemetery, Navotas City, Philippines, September 17, 2021. Picture taken September 17, 2021. Villanueva has been counselling families of drug war victims since 2016. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun examines the exhumed remains of a drug war victim in a stockroom at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 16, 2021. Picture taken September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun examines the exhumed remains of a drug war victim in a stockroom at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 16, 2021. Picture taken September 16, 2021. Fortun hopes her work serves as a step towards justice for families of drug war victims by determining how they died. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun recovers a plastic bracelet, with the name "Duterte" on it, from the exhumed remains of Thelmo Blas, a drug war victim, in a stockroom in the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 15, 2021. Picture taken September 15, 2021. Blas supported Duterte during his presidential campaign in 2016 and wore the bracelet until he was killed. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun recovers a ring from the exhumed remains of Thelmo Blas, a drug war victim, at the University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, September 15, 2021. Picture taken September 15, 2021. To match Special Report PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DEATH-CERTIFICATES REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva blesses the urns of drug war victims during a ceremony for their families in a church in Manila, Philippines, September 2, 2021. Picture taken September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A relative of drug war victims cries after witnessing the exhumation of her loved ones at Navotas Cemetery, Navotas City, Philippines, July 8, 2021. Picture taken July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Corazon Enriquez, the mother of a drug war victim, records the exhumation of her son's remains while Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva helps funeral workers at Navotas Cemetery, Navotas City, Philippines, July 8, 2021. Picture taken July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva comforts a woman while watching the exhumation of her father's remains at Navotas Cemetery, Navotas City, Philippines, July 8, 2021. Picture taken July 8, 2021. Villanueva has been counselling families of drug war victims since 2016. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ PHILIPPINES DEATH CERTIFICATES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Relatives of drug war victims hold photographs of their slain loved ones with placards calling for justice as they march towards the presidential Malacanang Palace during a protest to commemorate President Rodrigo Duterte's final year in office, in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Relatives of drug war victims hold photographs of their slain loved ones with placards calling for justice, during a protest to commemorate President Rodrigo Duterte's final year in office, in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Vatican's ambassador to Mexico Franco Coppola holds a mass during a visit to the municipality of Aguililla, an area where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and local drug gangs are fighting to control the territory, in Aguililla, in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Ortega 

A cameraman films a bullet-riddled chapel in El Aguaje after the visit of Vatican's ambassador to Mexico Franco Coppola to the area and to the municipality of Aguililla, an area where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and local drug gangs are fighting to control the territory, in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Ortega 

A bullet-riddled facade with the acronym of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is pictured in El Aguaje after the visit of Vatican's ambassador to Mexico Franco Coppola to the area and to the municipality of Aguililla, an area where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and local drug gangs are fighting to control the territory, in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Ortega 

A bust of Jesus of Nazareth hangs from a wall next to a bullet impact at an abandoned home in El Aguaje, after the visit of Vatican's ambassador to Mexico Franco Coppola to the area and to the municipality of Aguililla, an area where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and local drug gangs are fighting to control the territory, in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Ortega