The library of the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial will be open to the public starting November 15, according to the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC).
The HRVVMC envisions the library as “the most comprehensive and authoritative source of knowledge and information on human rights violations during the Martial Law period from 1972-1986.”
According to the commission, the library will host resources “related to human rights, transitional justice, and historical memory.”
During the rule of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., records show that there were 3,257 known extrajudicial killings, 35,000 documented tortures, 77 “disappeared” cases, and 70,000 incarcerations.
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