13 years since Ampatuan Massacre, families of victims continue to call for justice

Victims' families and members of the media sprinkle blessed water on markers on the site where the bodies of 57 were found.

National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen years since the Ampatuan Massacre — long recognized as the deadliest attack on journalists in the world — and justice continues to remain elusive for the families of the 58 victims killed in the 2009 massacre in Maguindanao. 

According to the Office of the Press Secretary last week, an appeal by prosecutors has led to the conviction of another accessory, bringing the number of convicted to 44. This, while 83 accused in the murder cases, are still at large.

In a statement Wednesday, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines noted that the "culture of impunity on attacks against journalists continues to reign."

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