On 2nd anniversary of Ampatuan massacre: Aquino told to end impunity
“The eyes of the whole world are on the Philippines because of this crime and especially because until now, there is no justice and the killings, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations continue.” – Nestor Burgos, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com
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MANILA – In a symbolic protest action, relatives of Ampatuan massacre victims, journalists, human rights advocates and supporters, marked the second year anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre, Nov. 23.
The Ampatuan massacre claimed the lives of 57 individuals, including 32 journalists and media practitioners. One remains missing to this day. Suspects are members of the influential Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao.
Journalists, relatives of Ampatuan massacre victims and supporters march toward Chino Roces bridge in Manila demanding President Benigno S. Aquino III to end impunity. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com)
“For the first time, we are commemorating the first International Day to End Impunity. This is not an honor. Of all the days, the international media watchdogs selected this day to be the International Day to End Impunity,” Nestor Burgos, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in his speech during the rally.
“The eyes of the whole world are on the Philippines because of this crime and especially because until now, there is no justice and the killings, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations continue,” Burgos said.
Along the way, media practitioners and journalism students made “a trail of impunity,” outlining human bodies on the asphalted road.
According to the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ), ten journalists have been killed since the Ampatuan massacre, six of whom were murdered under the new Aquino administration..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
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kabilang kasi sa partisano nitong si ilehitimong "pangulong" abs ay mga may private armies eh. dilaw nga po kasi. parang noong isang magdalo na kaalyado ni emilio aguinaldo na tinuligsa ni ricarte dahil ayaw lansagin ang private army nito.
"In a statement, the UP-CMC noted that Aquino has rejected the dismantling of private armies. The academic institution said in some 100 other places in the country, warlords have also privatized government security forces...xxxx
“The Aquino government has never learned from the Ampatuan massacre. It continues to promote paramilitary recruitment in communities and has not uprooted state-sponsored death squads. This shows that there is no daang matuwid, but rather a bloody trail of human rights violations,” Bishop Felixberto Calang, convenor of the Alliance Against Impunity in Mindanao, said."
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