Ampatuan Massacre, A Year After
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News in Pictures: Thousands Flock to Ampatuan, Maguindanao, to Pay Tribute, Demand Justice for Victims of Massacre
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao — Marking the first year since the massacre of 58 people in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao, thousands troop to Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman, to pay tribute and demand justice for the victims. The families of the victims offered flowers, candles and prayers and demand for the speedy resolution of the case. The families were joined by various human-rights and media groups led by Alliance Against Impunity in Mindanao, InPeace Mindanao, Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao, National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers and National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.
Ampatuan Massacre Year One: We Will Never Forget, We Will Never Rest (PR)
Press Statement November 23, 2010 We in the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao continue to grieve with the families of victims of the Ampatuan Massacre which has included our own colleagues Concepcion Brizuela and Cynthia Oquendo. One year after, we find it ironic that President Benigno Aquino III has declared November 23 as A…
Rights Group Demand Justice for Massacre Victims; Calls on Aquino to Dismantle CAFGU, Private Armies (PR)
Press Release 23 November 2010 AS THE NATION commemorates the first anniversary of the November 23 Ampatuan Massacre in Maguindanao, the national alliance of human rights groups, KARAPATAN, called for the dismantling of the Citizen’s Armed Force Geographical Units (CAFGU) and all paramilitary units used by political warlords as their private armies. “Like other sectors,…
Progressive Groups to Aquino: ‘Walk the Talk!’ (PR)
NEWS RELEASE November 22, 2010 In commemoration of the first anniversary of Maguindanao Massacre, Bayan-NCR tells PNoy, ‘Walk the talk!’ Militants disappointed over Aquino’s tolerance of paramilitary groups; Mere remembering the massacre will never be enough. This has been the statement of the militant umbrella organization, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region (Bayan-NCR) today after the…
Peoples’ Lawyers Group Joins Call for Justice and An End to Impunity (PR)
NEWS RELEASE November 23, 2010 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE In commemoration of the first year anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) joins the nation and the international community in the call for justice to the victims of the brutal massacre which claimed the…
Year One of the Ampatuan Massacre: Rage for Justice! End Impunity Now! (PR)
Alliance against Impunity in Mindanao November 23, 2010: Year One of the Ampatuan Massacre RAGE FOR JUSTICE! END IMPUNITY NOW! WE remember … This day, we remember the 58 lives— the 32 journalists, two human rights lawyers, and other civilians— lost on November 23, 2009 to one of the world’s worst incidents of impunity in…
Hustisya! Express Solidarity with Families of Ampatuan Massacre Victims, Urge Aquino to Dismantle Paramilitary Groups (PR)
News Release November 23, 2010 GENERAL SANTOS CITY– Families of victims of extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations under the banner of Hustisya! (Unity for Justice) expressed solidarity to the families of the Ampatuan massacre victims as they join the different activities today one year after the gruesome massacre of 57 individuals. Hustisya! national…
Bayan Joins Protest Marking First Anniversary of Maguindanao Massacre (PR)
News Release November 23, 2010 Umbrella organization Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) will join different groups in a march to Mendiola today November 23 to commemorate the Maguindanao massacre and call for justice for the 58 victims of the “worst election-related violence in Philippine history”. BAYAN reiterated its call for the investigation of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo…
365 Days of Injustice, 365 Days of Rage (PR)
2010 November 23 PRESS STATEMENT The members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines deeply condemn the Maguindanao Massaacre as it counts one complete year this November 23. A year after the gruesome massacre, no one has still been held accountable over the death of 57 individuals, of which 32 were members of the…
After a Year, NDFP-Mindanao Joins Continuing Call for Justice for Victims of Ampatuan Massacre, EJKs
Press Statement 23 November 2010 After a year, the NDFP-Mindanao joins the people in continuing to call for: JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE! JUSTICE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS! The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Mindanao (NDFP-Mindanao) joins with the families of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre,…