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Philippine court asked to drop contempt charges in massacre trial

By Thu, Jun 02, 2011 7:05PM UTC View Comments Pic: AP.

Thirty-eight domestic and international organizations have written to the Philippines’ Court of Appeals, asking the jurists to withdraw contempt charges against National Union of Journalists of the Philippines secretary general Rowena Paraan and Monette Salaysay, widow of Ampatuan massacre victim Napoleon Salaysay. Up to now, no one has been punished in the November 23, 2009 massacre...

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Freedom of expression under attack again in Philippines

By Wed, May 25, 2011 10:01AM UTC View Comments Freedom of expression under attack again in Philippines

There is no denying that, in the Philippines, the wheels of justice grind slowly. We have a judiciary that is encumbered by an overwhelming number of pending and unresolved cases. We have justices, judges and prosecutors who can be bribed. We have judges, prosecutors and lawyers who can be intimidated and, often, killed. We have...

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