VAW SPOTLIGHT: Women and Detention

Facebook Twitter Link As part of the National 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), the VAW Spotlight series turns its attention to the circumstances of militarization, which brought about a virulent and systematic form of abuse targeted towards women, especially during the Martial Law regime, abuse that still persists today.  #VowToEndVAW #VAWfreePH #OrangeTheWorld continue reading : VAW SPOTLIGHT: Women and Detention

Introduction Series: What is the Roll of Victims?

Facebook Twitter Link Photo: Photo exhibit of victims of political and military suppression. Plaza Roma 5-day fast for Justice, Freedom and General Amnesty. From 1. Filippijnengroep Nederland Collection Photographs.Accessed through the archives of the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission. According to Chap. IV, Sec. 26 of Republic Act No. 10368, “persons who are HRVVs, continue reading : Introduction Series: What is the Roll of Victims?

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Legacies of Youth Action

Legacies of youth action: Remembering the Diliman Commune Published on February 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Link Leadup to the Barricades The early 1970s saw the tail-end of a wave of youth activism across the world, ranging from student movements in the U.S. against the Vietnam War, the Paris Student protests and the Prague Spring. In continue reading : Legacies of Youth Action

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To Suppress or Resist: The Dilemma of General Tadiar’s Forces at EDSA

To Suppress or Resist: The Dilemma of General Tadiar’s forces at EDSA Published on February 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Link Introduction Heroism in defiance of the 1972-1986 Martial Law Regime was expressed from various areas of Philippine society. These were especially realized with the breakout of the 1986 People Power Revolution. This truth however makes continue reading : To Suppress or Resist: The Dilemma of General Tadiar’s Forces at EDSA