By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — In line with women’s month this March, women human rights defenders and victims of the dictatorship under the late president Ferdinand E. Marcos held a protest action urging senators to pass the Indemnification Bill for Victims of Martial Law. “Many of our sisters and colleagues are in…
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Satur C. Ocampo | Still a Long Haul for Marcos Human Rights Violation Victims
By SATUR C. OCAMPO At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Posted by Bulatlat.com Last week’s decision by a Hawaii court to distribute $7.5 million in compensation to 7,500 victims of human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship was a piece of good news, the third one since the original 9,529 victims, who filed the…
After 38 Years, Justice Remains Elusive for Martial Law Survivors
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Not a single victim of human-rights violation during the Marcos dictatorship has achieved justice nor received any compensation from the government.
Solons Reiterate Call for Enactment of Bills on Human Rights
As the world marked the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) last December 10, two legislators called anew for the enactment of bills on human rights. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat As the world marked the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) last December…