SolGen seeks proper venue for settlement of Martial Law victims’ claims

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:01:22 +0000

The Office of Solicitor General on Thursday renewed its call for the claims of Martial Law victims to be settled in the “proper venue.”

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More martial law victims slam OSG: Why block reparation claims?

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:18:46 +0000

More martial law victims slam OSG: Why block reparation claims?

Another group of former political prisoners during the martial law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos has questioned the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for blocking what should have been the third payout of reparation claims granted human rights victims by a Hawaii District Court.

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Martial law victims hit SolGen for rejecting settlement deal

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 23:17:25 +0000

Calida says human rights groups not entitled to all drug war documents

The group of martial law victims who won a human rights settlement in Hawaii against the estate of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos assailed the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for rejecting a United States court-supervised deal that would have given them compensation from the proceeds of the sale of several paintings illegally acquired by former first lady Imelda Marcos.

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OSG: No more deal on seized $20-M Marcos assets for ML victims

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:38:37 +0000

The Philippine government will no longer enter into a settlement agreement for the distribution of $20-million assets seized from the Marcos family in the United States to the martial law victims, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said in a statement Wednesday.

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CHR welcomes extension of fund release for martial law victims

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 13:00:31 +0000

CHR logo on wall

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed on Saturday President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of extending the release of funds until the end of 2019 for victims of human rights abuses during the martial regime of then-President Ferdinand Marcos.

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Tañada says gov’t must ensure compensation for martial law victims

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:55:34 +0000

The victims of human rights abuses during the martial law era must be assured of compensation, former Deputy Speaker Lorenzo ‘Erin’ Tañada said on Friday.

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Tish, Jessica, Hermon and other missing martial law activists

Tish, Jessica, Hermon and other  missing martial law activists

Students. Labor leaders. Farmers. Members of the clergy. Teachers.  Most of them were young activists in their teens, others in their 40s or 50s. 

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