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Cotabato journalists trained on EJK reporting PDF Print E-mail
by PHRRP   
Posted Tuesday, 24 March 2009
 

Image Thirty-three journalists from Cotabato City and Kidapawan City in North Cotabato took part in the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project’s training on reporting extrajudicial killings (EJK) on March 1 in Cotabato City.

 

The journalists, who regularly cover the armed conflict between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, anti-communist vigilante groups, and situation of internally displaced families, discussed in the training basic human rights concepts, understanding and definition of EJK, and ways to distinguish EJK from ordinary crimes.

 

The journalists also discussed several cases of killings and other human rights violations in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), where Cotabato is the regional center despite not being part of the region.  Human rights issues such as right to self-determination, peace and development, and right and security of internally displaced persons remain very crucial in the region especially in the light of the ongoing conflict and stalled peace talks between government and the MILF.

 

Image The journalists in the training raised the issue of religious conflict, i.e. Muslims vs. Christians in covering EJK and other human rights issues. They debated whether killings resulting from “religious conflicts” could be considered EJK.

 

The journalists raised the issues of safety and trauma as their major constraints in covering EJK and human rights violations. They said journalists should be provided further training on ensuring safety during coverage as they are open to retaliation.

 

The training is 7th of the series of EJK reporting training of the Project in collaboration with its training partner, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.

 

 
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