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Nov 14, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines — Following is a timeline of the key events in the prosecution of former Sen. Leila de Lima 2016 Aug. 17 – Then President Rodrigo Duterte links a senator to the illegal
Dec 28, 2016 · Leila de Lima was born in 1957 and brought up in the Bicol region of the main island of Luzon. Her father was a lawyer and ran the national Election Commission in the 1990s.
May 13, 2023 · Former Sen. Leila de Lima was acquitted in one of her two remaining drug cases on Friday, putting her a step closer to freedom after more than six years in detention. July 10, 2022.
Leila de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipino lawyer. She was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights on May 2008 and served until June 30, 2010 [1] when she resigned and appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as Secretary of the Philippine Department of Justice.
Jun 24, 2024 · MANILA – Former senator Leila de Lima has been cleared of her final illegal drugs-related case, one of three which put her under detention for more than six years. The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 on Monday dismissed De Lima’s conspiracy to commit drug trading case for…
Feb 24, 2021 · The Working Group also considered that Senator De Lima was detained on discriminatory grounds, as she was targeted for her political opinion, as well as her status as a human rights defender and as a woman. The Working Group called upon the Government to immediately release Senator De Lima, and provide compensation and other reparations.
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.
