THE PERSECUTION OF PHILIPPINES SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA

Senator Leila de Lima (The Philippines), is one of the most vocal and determined critics of the human rights abuses of the regime of Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte. A female opposition member and former Secretary of Justice, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights senator de Lima led an inquiry into alleged mass extrajudicial killings and a spate of summary executions attributed to Duterte’s administration under the onus of his “war on drugs.” In apparent retaliation, she was arrested on February 24, 2017 based on accusations that her senatorial campaign was financed by the drug trade – charges that have been debunked and refuted by numerous esteemed international bodies. She was in unjust detention for 1,000 days on 20 November 2019. Amnesty International has adopted senator De Lima as “prisoner of conscience”, while Human Rights Watch has called her a “political prisoner.” Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein called her “a sample of the real store of moral courage and leadership that exists among us today”.

The “Senator Leila de Lima Cannabis Social Club” in exile (Utrecht, The Netherlands) applauds her courage and compassion with the worlds dehumanized users of consciousness altering substances which she insists should be treated as humans, along with other persecuted minority groups in the Philippines. Sen. Leila de Lima is the victim of a ruthless regime but in her steadfast resistance she is an inspiration for human rights activists the world over and a beacon of hope for all of Duterte’s victims.

US Senators Durbin and Leahy propose ban on entry for Philippines Officials

1. U.S. Senate panel OKs proposed ban on PH officials in De Lima detention
    (Rappler 20190927) 

2. U.S. legislators use visa sanction as a tool to promote human rights
    (Verafiles 20190929)

3. US Senate committee seeks ban on Duterte officials behind de Lima’s detention
    (Pacific Times 20190930)

4. Trump OKs budget, includes U.S. ban on De Lima accusers
    (Rappler.com 20191223)

5. PH bars entry of 2 U.S. senators who proposed ban on De Lima accusers
    (Rappler.com 20191227)

6. US Revokes Visa of Philippines ‘Drug War’ Police Chief
    (www.hrw.org 20200122)

7. Philippines sends Visiting Forces Agreement notice of termination to U.S.
    (Rappler 20200212)

Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)  

1. PGA Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of SLML
    New York / The Hague, February 27, 2017

2. PGA fully endorses UNWGAD Opinion calling for the immediate release of
    Sen. Leila de Lima
    December 17, 2018

3. Philippine Senator Leila de Lima thanks PGA for supporting her Freedom
    December 22, 2018

4. PGA Members take decisive Action in Support of Prisoner of Conscience SLDL
    October 9th, 2019

5. PGA Members in U.S. Congress and Worldwide support incarcerated Philippines SLDL     following het 1,000th day of Unlawful Detention
     December 17, 2019

The Committee for Freedom of Leila M. de Lima

1. Friends and Allies of SLML
    An invitation to join a statement of indignation

2. Background Note on Philippine Senator Leila de Lima

3. Indignation Statement on Situation of Leila de Lima

4. Indignation Run in support of Senator Leila de Lima

5. Letter of Senator Leila de Lima to DPI

The Nomination of Leila M. de Lima for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
        
1. The Drugs Peace Institute invitation

2. Liberal International Nobel Peace Prize nomination Letter

3. Congratulations for senator de Lima with her Nobel Peace Prize nomination

4. Letter of the “Leila de Lima Cannabis Social Club” in exile to president Duterte

5. Letter of congratulation to Liberal International

6. Support of International Women's Alliance