Press Statement November 23, 2010 We in the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao continue to grieve with the families of victims of the Ampatuan Massacre which has included our own colleagues Concepcion Brizuela and Cynthia Oquendo. One year after, we find it ironic that President Benigno Aquino III has declared November 23 as A…
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Peoples’ Lawyers Group Joins Call for Justice and An End to Impunity (PR)
NEWS RELEASE November 23, 2010 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE In commemoration of the first year anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) joins the nation and the international community in the call for justice to the victims of the brutal massacre which claimed the…
News in Pictures: The Road to Justice and Peace
News in Pictures: Goodbye, Mom
Eldest daughter Sunshine bids goodbye to her mother, Lawyer Concepcion ‘Connie’ Brizuela. Brizuela was laid down to her final rest on Monday, November 30, in their residence in Del Carmen village, President Roxas town in North Cotabato. She was one of the victims of the gruesome massacre in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao. (davaotoday.com Photos by Barry…
Rage against impunity
The unchecked rule of political warlords like the Ampatuans, army and police units like those controlled by President Arroyo’s mistahs, and warmongers in government like General Hermogenes Esperon and National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, make up a culture of tolerance for killings and contempt for the rule of law. Thus, this culture of impunity traces itself right back at the doorstep of Malacañang.