Justice for Victims of Ampatuan Massacre
The Press Photographers of the Philippines (PPP) demands justice for our colleagues and all the other victims of the November 23 Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao province, Mindanao.
We condemn in particular the killing of women, lawyers and journalists.
The abduction and slaughter of the wife, relatives and supporters of Ismail Mangudadatu, who [...]

PRESS STATEMENT
24 November 2009
RP could be ‘most murderous country’ for journalists
Maguindanao massacre an act of political barbarism – CEGP
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines, the oldest and widest alliance of student publications in the country denounces in the strongest possible terms the brutal killing of more than 30 individuals Monday morning in Datu Abdullah [...]

NEWS RELEASE
November 24, 2009
Justice for the victims of Maguindanao massacre; stop political warlordism
Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod strongly condemned the election related violence in Maguindanao that killed innocent civilians including journalists and lawyers.
Maglunsod said this kind of lawlessness and atrocity in Maguindanao could happen to other parts of Mindanao and the country if the Arroyo administration [...]

Statement on the Maguindanao massacre
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) condemns in the strongest terms the recent election-related violence in Maguindanao province which claimed the lives of 36 people, including members of the Mangundadatu family, their supporters and staff, 2 lawyers and several journalists. The abduction and killings were so brazen that it has shocked everyone, [...]

STATEMENT OF FILIPINO JOURNALISTS IN THE U.S.
Filipino journalists in the US capital and other American cities today condemned the slaughter of dozens of people – including about a dozen journalists – in Maguindanao.
They demanded the government take all steps necessary to capture, dead or alive, [...]

PHILIPPINES: Lawyers group condemn massacre of journalists and fellow lawyers
Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao
November 23, 2009
The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) condemns in the
strongest possible terms the brutal murder of scores of civilians in
Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanaoin, a bloody start for the
2010 elections. Among the hapless victims were UPLM treasurer
Concepcion [...]

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
PRESS STATEMENT
24 NOVEMBER 2009
CHR CHAIRPERSON ON MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: “WHAT KIND OF ANIMALS ARE THESE KILLERS?”
On the afternoon of 23 November 2009, the Commission on Human Rights began receiving reports from various sources that an entourage of supporters and family member of Buluan, Maguindanao [...]

STATEMENT OF THE CENTER FOR MEDIA FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
WITH STRONG INDICATIONS that it is politically motivated, the November 23 abduction and killing of over 40 people, at least 12 of them journalists, in Maguindanao is a new low even for the Philippines. Not only its brutality, but the sheer senselessness of it as well [...]

Public Statement
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No words can describe the bestial acts perpetrated yesterday in Maguindanao against civilians, mostly women. Together with the group were two sisters and the wife of Esmael Mangudadatu, Vice Mayor of Buluan town, who were on their way to file his certificate of candidacy as provincial governor of Maguindanao when they were attacked in broad [...]

RAGE AGAINST IMPUNITY!
INPEACE STATEMENT
ON THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE AND THE DEATH OF ATTY. CONNIE BRIZUELA
November 24, 2009
We grieve over the death of Atty. Concepcion ‘Connie’ Brizuela, a member of our board of convenors, who was among the many victims of pre-election violence in Maguindanao province November 23.
Our heartfelt sympathies go to Connie’s husband and children who [...]

PRESS STATEMENT
The Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy Appeals for Calm Amidst the
Heinous Massacre in Maguindanao; Bats for Separate Elections in ARMM
The Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID) condemns the heinous massacre of at least 22 persons, including the wife of Buluan town Vice Mayor Ishmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, who were found dead in Datu [...]

“President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo must not let her political association with the Ampatuan family stand in the way of a speedy and impartial investigation into the incident. The national government must step in and enforce the law since the local police is not likely capable of conducting an impartial probe or may be vulnerable to pressure by the powerful political families in the province.”

Migrante Sectoral Party today slammed the Commission on Elections’ (COMELEC) dismissal of the party’s verified opposition to the poll body’s decision to disqualify Migrante from participating in the next year’s party-list race.

During her stay in Belgium, Edita Burgos will attract the attention of European and Belgian politicians, human rights organisations, solidarity movements and the general public towards the human sights situation in the Philippines.