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NUPL Vice President Atty. Angelo Karlo Guillen and Secretary General Atty. Josa Deinla with lawyers from the Kennedy Human Rights Center and Kerry Kennedy at the Capitol in Washington D.C.

June 6, 2026

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The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers is a nationwide voluntary association of human rights lawyers in the Philippines, committed to the defense, protection, and promotion of human rights, especially of the poor and the oppressed.

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers is grateful to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and remains committed to continuing its service to the marginalized sectors of Philippine society.

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NUPL Welcomes US Lawmakers’ Call for Independent Probe into the ‘Toboso 19’ Massacre, Urges End to State Impunity

Stop the Persecution of Nueva Vizcaya’s People’s Lawyers

On the Weaponization of Red-Tagging and the Systematic Assault on the Legal Profession

THE IMPEACHMENT COURT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE: TRY SARA DUTERTE FULLY, TRANSPARENTLY, AND WITHOUT DELAY

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