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Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipina politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who previously served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She was the chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights from 2008 to 2010, before serving in President Benigno Aquino III's cabinet as Secretary of Justice from 2010 to 2015.
Jun 24, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines – Leila de Lima, former senator and a Philippine opposition figure, has now been cleared of all the drug charges filed against her during the term of her nemesis, former ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Leila de Lima was jailed under former President Rodrigo Duterte, who led the so-called “war on drugs” that has killed thousands in the Philippines. A Senator at the time, Leila was one of Duterte’s most prominent critics before bogus charges were brought against her using witness testimony that was later retracted in a process that took nearly seven years.
Jun 24, 2024 · Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was cleared of all criminal charges on Monday, ending years of legal battles for one of the most vocal critics of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
May 12, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines – A Muntinlupa court acquitted former senator Leila de Lima in one of her remaining drug charges, bringing her closer to temporary freedom after six years.
Nov 13, 2023 · FREED. Former senator Leila de Lima waves to the waiting media outside her cell at the PNP Custodial Jail in Camp Crame, after she was granted bail by a Muntinlupa Trial Court on November 13, 2023.
Nov 13, 2023 · A Philippine court has granted bail for Leila De Lima, one of the most vocal critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs” after being held in police custody for over six ...
May 12, 2023 · A Philippine court has dismissed a drug charge against Leila De Lima, a former senator who has spent the past six years in detention and is one of the most vocal critics of ex-President Rodrigo ...
A human rights defender and social justice champion, Sen. Leila M. de Lima remains unjustly detained to this day (2701 days and counting) for speaking truth to power. Even as she faces false drug charges filed against her by the government without any material evidence and primarily on the basis of perjured testimonies of convicted criminals, De Lima remains unbowed.
Nov 13, 2023 · The European Union Parliament, some U.S. lawmakers and U.N. human rights experts have long demanded the release of Leila de Lima, who was detained as an opposition senator in February 2017.
