Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Former ICC Prosecutor on Impunity


The former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Christine Chung, reveals that there are 105 countries which signed the treaty creating the ICC. 41 more countries have not yet ratified their membership.

Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Impunity and Press Freedom

Chief Justice Reynato Puno says the right to truth is the bedrock of the rule of law.

International Conference on Impunity and Press Freedom

MANILA - Legal experts and press freedom advocates from Asia, Europe, the US, and from as far as Latin America are flying into Manila this week to help find solutions to a long-festering crisis in the Philippines: the unabated and unsolved killing of journalists throughout the country.

Prosecutors, judges, human rights advocates and even high-level justices from such countries as Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, Spain, the US, Indonesia, and the rest of Southeast Asia, are expected to meet with Philippine media, rights advocates, and members of the national legal community to address the topic of and to attend a conference on "Impunity and Press Freedom" in the Philippines from Wednesday, February 27 to Friday, February 29.

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