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Leila de Lima
Detained: February 24, 2017
Charges: Conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading and sedition.
Sentence: None to date.
Biography: Senator Leila de Lima of the Philippines was a practicing lawyer before being appointed as the head of the National Human Rights Commission of the Philippines in 2008. While in this role, she opened an inquiry into now-President Duterte's involvement in extrajudicial executions during his time as Mayor of Davao City. In the 2016 general elections, de Lima won a seat in the 24-member Senate.
Shortly after President Duterte took office on June 30, 2016, Senator de Lima voiced her concern regarding the increasing number of killings of suspected drug offenders. Following this, the President and other state officials began a campaign of harassment, often gender-based, and intimidation against her, mainly through public statements and a probe by the Lower House on drug trafficking inside the New Bilibid Prison.
Undeterred, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Senator de Lima opened a Senate Inquiry into t
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“I remain unconquered.”
Anybody who has personal convictions and voices out his/her dissent is not safe under a dictatorial regime. But regardless of circumstances, dissent in the face of dictatorship and calling out the abuses committed by it have always been the right and just thing to do. I know my causes well and I will use all my tools to survive this persecution. If the pen is the only thing I am allowed, my pen shall never dry out for this struggle.
I shall never toe the line of compromise on human rights. The legal cases against me, fabricated and founded on lies, are proceeding at a snail’s pace. To protect myself from this unforgiving circumstance, I learned to hope for the best but prepare for the worst and just set my mind and strength to my daily work, focused in large part on fulfilling my mandate as a Senator. By doing this, not only can I prevent myself from ruminating on the dark terrains of doubts and fears about my situation but also show to my persecutors that I remain unconquered.
I keep a daily routine. I rise at 4:30 in the morning and begin my day read
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Leila de Lima
Filipina politician (born 1959)
Not to be confused with Lilia de Lima.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Magistrado and the surname or paternal family name is de Lima.
Leila de Lima | |
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De Lima in 2016 | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| In office July 25, 2016 – July 24, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Koko Pimentel |
| Succeeded by | Koko Pimentel |
| In office July 25, 2016 – September 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Koko Pimentel |
| Succeeded by | Dick Gordon |
| In office June 30, 2010 – October 12, 2015 | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Alberto Agra (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa (acting) |
| In office May 2008 – June 30, 2010 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Purificacion Quisumbing |
| Succeeded by | Etta Rosales |
| Born | Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (1959-08-27) August 27, 1959 (age 65) Iriga, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal (2015–present) Mamamayang Libe Copyright ©cowroof.pages.dev 2025 |