Flor’s daughter joins call to #SaveMaryJane
“We hope that this would be given due attention. Some 20 years ago, Flor was executed. We were told that she would be the last.”
View ArticleRelatives of OFWs to DFA: ‘Why are you always clueless?’
Relatives of distressed OFWs expressed support to Mary Jane Veloso while expressing their frustrations over the seeming lack of action from the government.
View ArticleMary Jane’s right to fair trial, due process violated – US lawyers
“The NLG recognizes that Veloso’s case is not a singular, isolated incident, but rather a product of an exploitative economic system purposefully built upon the labor of overseas workers.”
View ArticleMary Jane Veloso’s lawyers to file petition for second judicial review
"In accordance with international and parallel local laws, (Veloso) must not be penalized for any alleged crime which was integral and in connection with such human trafficking scheme, and must instead...
View ArticleMary Jane moved to ‘execution island’; Aquino gov’t hit for criminal neglect
"The truth is that Aquino did not do anything for Mary Jane’s case.”
View ArticleMary Jane’s kin receives execution order, no fix date yet
“What is important now is that the Indonesia’s High Prosecutor himself said the filing of the petition for a second judicial review may or may not affect the carrying out of the death penalty. It was...
View ArticleSaving Mary Jane Veloso, making up for 5 years of govt neglect
“I should have noted every word and every promise they gave our family. All along, I really thought they were handling my sister’s case.”
View ArticleMary Jane to Widodo: ‘Grant me pardon’
“I sincerely pray to to be saved from the death penalty and to be given the opportunity to bring up my children.”
View ArticleMary Jane ‘incredibly strong, calm, composed’ says lawyer
“She tells her family not to feel sad and is buoying up their sprits.”
View ArticleMary Jane Veloso receives notice of execution
Mary Jane is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Tuesday, Apr. 28.
View ArticleCampaign to save Mary Jane Veloso not yet over — lawyers
Migrante International challenged Aquino to recall its diplomats in Jakarta, disapprove or suspend any Indonesian company’s application for investment and to bare the list of all Filipino migrant...
View ArticleVigil to #SaveMaryJane begins
“The clock is ticking. We have 72 hours to save Mary Jane’s life. The Filipino people are behind Mary Jane and her family. We are not giving up."
View ArticlePursue cases against recruiter, Mary Jane urges
Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, said Mary Jane urged them to pursue a case against her recruiter, Ma. Kristina Sergio, “not only to give her justice but to...
View Article#SaveMaryJane | Second petition for judicial review junked
A day before her execution, the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected Mary Jane Veloso’s appeal for a second judicial review.
View Article#MaryJane execution to push through
“Profoundest apologies for failing Mary Jane, her family and all migrant workers, I could not bring Darren’s mom home alive.”
View ArticleProgressives stand with Mary Jane
“We stand with the Filipino people and the rest of the world to save Mary Jane Veloso from death row.”
View ArticleMary Jane gets temporary stay; people rejoice
“The whole Filipino nation and the world now cry tears of joy, but collectively."
View ArticleProgressive groups vow to continue bid to #SaveMaryJane, hold Aquino accountable
“As we work for Mary Jane’s freedom, we also continue to hold the Aquino regime accountable for its neglect of OFWs and the continuing economic policies that have made the poor ever vulnerable to human...
View ArticleThey refused to give up on Mary Jane
People who held vigil at the Indonesian embassy for Mary Jane Veloso are just like her, hopeful to find better lives, and justice.
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