Maranaos still cry for justice in Marawi

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Six years after the deadly siege of Marawi City by pro-IS militants, various civil society organizations are still demanding justice, human rights protection and peace towards the full realization of safe and dignified return of all displaced residents back to their homes.

"Six years after the Marawi Siege, the protracted displacement still puts many lives in crisis and grave peril, depriving the IDPs (internally displaced people) of their fundamental human rights. Amid much publicized rehabilitation efforts in the city's most affected areas, the promise to rebuild the lives of the victims and survivors of the siege remain heavily unfulfilled," said a statement released Monday, May 22, by a dozen organizations.