Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission
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| Formed | February 25, 2013[1] |
| Headquarters | 4th Floor 150 Corporate Center, Panay Ave., Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 14°14.642405′N 121°10.036810′E / 14.244040083°N 121.167280167°E |
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The Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) is a Philippine government agency tasked to promote the education of martial law human rights abuses in basic educational curricula across the country. It is tasked with forming the Freedom Memorial Museum at UP Diliman and combat disinformation on martial law. It was established under Section 27 together with the quasi-judicial agency the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board (HRVCB) in Republic Act No. 10368, and was signed by Pres. Benigno Aquino III on EDSA Day, 2013.[1]
Functions
[edit]The government agency is attached to communicate with the Department of Education or Dep Ed and the Commission on Higher Education or CHED in teaching about martial law in the Philippines, especially the brutalities, torture, and human rights victims in order to inculcate the youth. Meanwhile, the HRVCB is tasked to seek awards and indemnities, as well as prosecute against cronies who worked under the Ferdinand Marcos administration.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission (February 26, 2013). "About Us". Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REPARATION AND RECOGNITION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME, DOCUMENTATION OF SAID VIOLATIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES". Retrieved April 26, 2025.