Maguindanao

Press Freedom Challenges for 2010

By
Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
24 Jan 2010
The massacre of 31 journalists in Maguindanao, the Philippines, on 23 November 2009, most graphically illustrates the violence and impunity that threaten journalists not only in the Philippines, but throughout the region.

PHILIPPINES - Maguindanao massacre: A manifestation of the culture of impunity

By
FORUM-ASIA
28 Nov 2009
(26 November 2009, Bangkok) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights organisation with 46 members across Asia, strongly condemns the recent massacre of civilians and journalists in Maguindanao, southern Philippines. We call on the government of the Philippines to conduct an independent investigation into this crime and hold its perpetrators accountable.
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