From Marcos to Marcos: Lawyers murderously attacked
From Marcos to Marcos: Lawyers murderously attacked
By GILL H. BOEHRINGER*
Bulatlat.com
In recent decades murderous attacks on lawyers have increased at a significant rate.
From the Marcos Martial Law period to 2000, one lawyer was killed each year (18 in 18 years). From 2001 to the present, there have been 204 lawyers killed at a yearly rate of about 8.87.
There have been 222 lawyers killed since 1972, with 35 surviving attacks. Those figures make the Philippines one of the most dangerous countries in the world for lawyers.
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