What is the Hawaii human rights class suit all about?
The human rights class suit is a damage lawsuit filed against the Marcos Estate in behalf of Marcos human rights victimsthose who were victims of involuntary disappearance, summary execution or salvaging, or torture during the Marcos dictatorship. It was filed at the instance of Philippine human rights organizations in cooperation with Atty. Robert Swift in the United States, where Marcos took refuge after he was toppled following the EDSA revolution.