Leila de Lima is a Filipino lawyer, human rights activist, politician. She has served as the Chair of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights and the Philippines’ Secretary of Justice. In February 2017, for her outspoken criticism of the Duterte government’s so-called war on drugs, which has seen tens-of-thousands extra-judicially killed, she was incarcerated on politically motivated charges.
Leila de Lima is a Filipino lawyer, human rights activist, politician. She has served as the Chair of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights and the Philippines’ Secretary of Justice. In February 2017, for her outspoken criticism of the Duterte government’s so-called war on drugs, which has seen tens-of-thousands extra-judicially killed, she was incarcerated on politically motivated charges.
In July 2018, Liberal International, together with the Liberal Party of the Philippines, hosted an awarding ceremony in Manila, The Philippines with some 160 guests at which the 2018 Prize was presented Sen. De Lima’s brother, Vincente . Dignitaries, including the Vice-President of the Philippines, Leni Robredo, spoke of Senator De Lima’s courageous fight for truth and justice.
Find out more about Sen. De Lima and the awarding ceremony here.
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