Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, said Mary Jane urged them to pursue a case against her recruiter, Ma. Kristina Sergio, “not only to give her justice but to save other future victims.”
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Vigil to #SaveMaryJane begins
“The clock is ticking. We have 72 hours to save Mary Jane’s life. The Filipino people are behind Mary Jane and her family. We are not giving up.”
Mary Jane Veloso receives notice of execution
Mary Jane is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Tuesday, April 28.
Mary Jane ‘incredibly strong, calm, composed,’ says lawyer
“She tells her family not to feel sad and is buoying up their sprits.”
Mindanao tribe leaders talk peace, ancestral domain, human rights
“The Aquino government just shows itself as anti-indigenous people and destroyer of the environment.”
Mary Jane to Widodo: ‘Grant me pardon’
“I sincerely pray to to be saved from the death penalty and to be given the opportunity to bring up my children.”
Mary Jane’s kin receives execution order, no fix date yet
“What is important now is that the Indonesia’s High Prosecutor himself said the filing of the petition for a second judicial review may or may not affect the carrying out of the death penalty. It was not immediately dismissed.”
Japanese banana firm concedes to workers, revokes piece-rate scheme
“This victory is a lesson to Sumifru and all capitalists that you cannot impose exploitative and unjust policies on your workers without facing resistance.”
Mary Jane moved to ‘execution island’; Aquino gov’t hit for criminal neglect
“The truth is that Aquino did not do anything for Mary Jane’s case.”
Relatives, colleagues of victims killed 12 years ago cry for justice
“It is difficult to accept that they are gone. But we are not the only ones hurting. They were both a loss to the thousands of Filipinos suffering.”
Mary Jane Veloso’s lawyers to file petition for second judicial review
“In accordance with international and parallel local laws, (Veloso) must not be penalized for any alleged crime which was integral and in connection with such human trafficking scheme, and must instead be repatriated back to the Philippines.”