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Filipinos in Berlin Hold Candle Light Vigil for Massacre Victims

10/12/09December 10, 2009

As the world marked International Human Rights Day, a group of Filipino women from across Germany gathered outside the Philippines embassy in Berlin on Thursday to remember the victims of last month’s massacre in the southern Philippines’ Maguindanao province.

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Several protest rallies have been held in Manila ever since the massacre on Nov. 23
Several protest rallies have been held in Manila ever since the massacre on Nov. 23Image: AP

At least 57 people, including journalists, were killed in that incident. At the same time the German Journalists' Union has written a letter to the Philippine ambassador, urging her to press her government to bring the perpetrators of the massacre to justice.

So far nearly 60 people have been charged by the authorities in connection with the massacre. Five of them are from a powerful Ampatuan family who have been charged with rebellion.

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Disha Uppal speaks to Emmalyn L. Kotte from the advocacy group "Philippinenbüro" based in the German city of Essen

englisch: AC 1012 Philippines - Produziert: 10.12.2009 - 16:05:39 von Uppal, Disha
December 10, 200902:49 min