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A legal counsel to many labor unions, Lagman openly defied the martial law ban on strikes and other mass actions. He’s been reported missing since May 11, 1977.
The Roll of Victims is the official list of Martial Law 1972-1986 era victims, including the place of incident of the violation against them, as resolved by the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board (HRVCB), an independent and quasi-judicial body created by R. A. 10368 to receive, evaluate, process and investigate reparation applications of ...
It has been 45 years since Lagman disappeared – one of the 640 who remain missing after disappearing during Martial Law – and the pain still feels fresh for the family.
The Philippines has officially recognized that 11,103 people were tortured and abused during the martial law period. There were also 2,326 killings and disappearances between 1972 and 1986,...
Various groups staged protest actions on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Martial Law declaration by the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. According to JP Soriano’s report on “24 Oras,” among the protesters were survivors of Martial Law and youth groups.
During the martial law era (1972-1981), and during the remainder of President Marcos’ term, Amnesty International documented extensive human rights violations which clearly showed a pattern of widespread arrests and detention, enforced disappearances, killings and torture of people that were critical of the government or perceived as ...
Rick Rocamora shares portraits and stories of people who endured torture, incarceration, disappearance, and death during the Martial Law regime.
