A Muslim women peace group wants concerned authorities to investigate the killing of a 14-year old Muslim boy in Indanan, Sulu last month allegedly by Scout Ranger.
The Muslim Women Peace Advocates-Sulu Council (MWPA-SC) asked authorities an investigation into the slaying of Hakim Abbilul of Barangay Tagbak on February 19, 2007.
The boy was returning home after watching a television program around 10:00 p.m. when gunned down at Kasambuhan village, said Mercia Alli, MWPA-Sulu Council secretary general.
The victim’s companion was also wounded within the vicinity of Kasambuhan, a recognized Peace and Development Community (PDC) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
However, Alli said information gathered from both the community and the military sources revealed conflicting reports.
“In the interest of justice and in line with the objective of the MWPA Sulu council to prevent escalation of conflicts, we appeal to the authorities concerned to demand an investigation,” she said.
Last Feb. 25, thirty-three women leaders representing the MWPA municipal councils of Indanan and Jolo and the MWPA provincial council met at Alat, Jolo and passed a resolution demanding for probe into the reported murder.
Copies of the resolution were furnished to CHR, the Army’s 104th Brigade, ARMM Governor, District 1 Congressman, Sulu Governor, Indanan Mayor, PNP Director, DILG-ARMM/Manila, AFP Chief of Staff, and OPAPP.
The MWPA of Sulu is a group of women from the different ends of the conflict spectrum such as the MNLF, MILF, the Abu Sayyaf, widows of soldiers and protagonists including social workers asserting the right of Muslim women to actively participate in peace building.
It aims to contribute to the resolution of the perennial conflicts in Mindanao by enhancing the capacity of the affected women as human rights and peace advocates and change agents. (HG)
The Muslim Women Peace Advocates-Sulu Council (MWPA-SC) asked authorities an investigation into the slaying of Hakim Abbilul of Barangay Tagbak on February 19, 2007.
The boy was returning home after watching a television program around 10:00 p.m. when gunned down at Kasambuhan village, said Mercia Alli, MWPA-Sulu Council secretary general.
The victim’s companion was also wounded within the vicinity of Kasambuhan, a recognized Peace and Development Community (PDC) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
However, Alli said information gathered from both the community and the military sources revealed conflicting reports.
“In the interest of justice and in line with the objective of the MWPA Sulu council to prevent escalation of conflicts, we appeal to the authorities concerned to demand an investigation,” she said.
Last Feb. 25, thirty-three women leaders representing the MWPA municipal councils of Indanan and Jolo and the MWPA provincial council met at Alat, Jolo and passed a resolution demanding for probe into the reported murder.
Copies of the resolution were furnished to CHR, the Army’s 104th Brigade, ARMM Governor, District 1 Congressman, Sulu Governor, Indanan Mayor, PNP Director, DILG-ARMM/Manila, AFP Chief of Staff, and OPAPP.
The MWPA of Sulu is a group of women from the different ends of the conflict spectrum such as the MNLF, MILF, the Abu Sayyaf, widows of soldiers and protagonists including social workers asserting the right of Muslim women to actively participate in peace building.
It aims to contribute to the resolution of the perennial conflicts in Mindanao by enhancing the capacity of the affected women as human rights and peace advocates and change agents. (HG)
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