Press Release
May 27, 2021
De Lima calls works of human rights defenders a beacon for future generation to fight for a just world
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has stressed that the efforts and works of human rights defenders in protecting victims of abuses would serve as an inspiration and guide for the future generation of rights activists to carry on the struggle for a more humane and just world.
In a letter she penned for fellow political prisoner Dennise Aquino Velasco dated May 24, De Lima said she hopes that they, along with other persecuted rights defenders, would continue drawing strength from each other to continue working and speaking for those whose voices are not heard.