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Northern Luzon training on reporting EJK held December 1 PDF Print E-mail
Posted Wednesday, 10 December 2008

ImageTwenty-five journalists based in Baguio City, Benguet and Ilocos Norte took part in the first training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) of the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project on December 1.

 

The training is part of the Project’s human rights reporting training series in cooperation with its training partner the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. The Benguet Press Corps also helped organize the training.

 

The training, held at the Hotel Supreme in Baguio City, first discussed basic human rights concepts and international laws on human rights before focusing on the basic right that is endangered in EJK – the right to life.

 

The trainees further discussed important points in understanding EJK and differentiating it from an ordinary crime, such as the following (sourced from the Institute of Human Rights of the University of the Philippines College of Law):

  • An EJK is the deliberate and unjustified execution of a person perpetrated by persons whose actions are supported by the state or some other official authority but who are acting outside the legal system.
  • An EJK can be committed by both state and non-state actors, whether they have directly committed EJK or where they have not done everything within their powers to prevent killings.
  • It involves violation of the right to life as well as procedural safeguards and substantial rights related to criminal prosecutions like presumption of innocence, speedy and impartial trial.

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    The trainees underwent workshops on (a) factors that help or hinder EJK reporting; and (b) possible sources of EJK reports or data.

     

    Among factors that hindered EJK reporting were non-cooperation of families of victims and the witnesses; editorial biases; and sub judice or when a case is under trial.

     

    The trainees also received practical tips in covering EJK, writing and reporting EJK, and ensuring safety and security while pursuing stories of EJK and other forms of political violence.

     

    The trainees, who also received training on introduction to human rights and rural poverty reporting under the Project, hope to receive more trainings on covering right to land and self-determination.

     

     
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