Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959 [1]) is a Filipina politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who previously served as a Philippine senator from 2016 to 2022.

De Lima said one of the hostage-takers tied her hands and feet, blindfolded her and pressed a weapon in her chest and demanded access to journalists and a military aircraft to escape. The man threatened to kill her until he was gunned down …

Nov 24, 2023 · De Lima—who started her career as a lawyer before being appointed by Duterte’s predecessors as chair of the Human Rights Commission and then secretary of the Justice Department—was a freshman...

Jun 24, 2024 · De Lima was targeted with various charges in 2017 within months of launching a senate inquiry into Duterte’s bloody anti-drugs campaign, in which thousands of users and dealers were killed by...

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 ...

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...

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...

Nov 14, 2023 · Aug. 22 – De Lima, as chair of the Senate committee on justice and human rights, starts an inquiry into the killings and questionable police operations under Duterte’s “war” on drugs. Aug. 25 – Duterte produces a so-called matrix …

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.

Jun 24, 2024 · De Lima, who has been in detention since February 2017 for her alleged involvement in the New Bilibid Prison illegal drug trade, was granted temporary liberty on November 13 last year after the...