Journalist murdered and harrased
The head of the United Nations General Assembly has backed
calls to address the rising incidents of murder and harassment of
journalists in the Philippines.
“It is unacceptable that journalists are being murdered every year but the killers often go free,” said Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the UN General Assembly, as quoted in a statement released by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).
During a meeting on Friday, Nestor Burgos, Jr., chairman of the NUJP, formally handed the letter to Mr. Nasser at the UN headquarters in New York asking for help in expediting the prosecution and conviction of those involved in the Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao province.The politically motivated massacre of 57 people, including 32 media workers, in late 2009, has been considered as the single worst attack against media personnel in history. In the letter, the families of the media victims called on the UN “to vigilantly monitor this case and to take action,” through the body’s mechanisms and instruments.
“We appeal for your help in preventing a denial of justice,” the families stated.
They cited the slow pace in the prosecution of the 196 suspects in the massacre, including members of the Ampatuan clan, the alleged mastermind.
“Three years and yet justice for the victims of what can only be called a crime against humanity has continued to remain elusive.”
“It is unacceptable that journalists are being murdered every year but the killers often go free,” said Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the UN General Assembly, as quoted in a statement released by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).
During a meeting on Friday, Nestor Burgos, Jr., chairman of the NUJP, formally handed the letter to Mr. Nasser at the UN headquarters in New York asking for help in expediting the prosecution and conviction of those involved in the Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao province.The politically motivated massacre of 57 people, including 32 media workers, in late 2009, has been considered as the single worst attack against media personnel in history. In the letter, the families of the media victims called on the UN “to vigilantly monitor this case and to take action,” through the body’s mechanisms and instruments.
“We appeal for your help in preventing a denial of justice,” the families stated.
They cited the slow pace in the prosecution of the 196 suspects in the massacre, including members of the Ampatuan clan, the alleged mastermind.
“Three years and yet justice for the victims of what can only be called a crime against humanity has continued to remain elusive.”
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