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(Below is a NUJP-initiated pooled statement on the killing of journalists. For those who would like to sign this statement, please email nujphil@gmail.com. The list of signatories is here. )

The Philippine Constitution lists press freedom as a basic right of Filipinos, on par with the right to life, the right to freedom of speech and expression, and freedom from involuntary detention and torture.

On the eve of the commemoration of the International Day of Human Rights, Filipino print, radio, television and web-based media practitioners join the lament of all compatriots whose rights have been violated in what is supposed to be one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies. (more…)

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