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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 ...
Sep 29, 2022 · 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,...
Apr 25, 2022 · 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 political o...
Sep 22, 2016 · About 70,000 people were imprisoned and 34,000 tortured, according to Amnesty International, while 3,240 were killed from 1972 to 1981. During this dark chapter of Philippine history,...
Sep 21, 2022 · The dictator declared martial law in the country 50 years ago on Wednesday, a grisly period when the opposition was imprisoned, tortured and killed. The regime was toppled by peaceful...
The Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission is the Philippine Government agency tasked to memorialize the victims of Martial Law.
The Martial Law regime, from its declaration in 1972 until President Ferdinand Marcos’ ouster during the People Power Revolution in 1986, is widely documented for the gross human rights violations abuses perpetrated by State forces across various sectors of Philippine society.
