Activists on martial law: 'Never forget'

by Agence France-Presse - Franco Jose C. Baroña - Kaithreen Cruz - Arlie O. Calalo

Sep 22, 2022 12:10 am

PHILIPPINE activists vowed Wednesday to 'never forget' the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos as they marked 50 years since his imposition of martial law.

Amnesty International estimates thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands tortured and imprisoned after Marcos imposed martial law on Sept. 21, 1972, unleashing security forces on rivals, critics and dissidents.

‘NEVER AGAIN’ Activists mark the 50th anniversary of Martial Law in a rally in Manila on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The late president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. cited the communist threat as the reason for the declaration. Political opponents, led by the late senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr., were jailed. Thousands others were reportedly tortured and killed, with their bodies never found. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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