Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has made his first appearance via video link at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, where he faces murder charges related to his “war on drugs.

Rights groups have said tens of thousands were killed in his antidrug campaign while he was the president of the Philippines.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court by video link on Friday from the jail in The Hague where he has been held since his arrest on in Manila earlier this week.