The New York based group is discreetly conducting its own investigation into whether Filipino broadcaster Gerald Ortega was killed due to his work as a reporter.
Amid the upsurge of killings of Filipino journalists the past nine years, the Philippine National Police has come up with safety counter measures for members of media.
Andal Ampatuan Sr., a key suspect in the gruesome killing of 57 people - including 32 journalists - allegedly attempted to bribe officials with millions of pesos to avoid indictment.
Anger and relatives' cries for justice resounded as they learned of new allegations of misery inflicted on the massacre victims in the moments before their deaths.
A proposal to allow live television and radio coverage of the infamous Maguindanao massacre trial is snowballing, with even the president giving support to the idea.
