May you choose to use your skills and knowledge to uphold the mantle of justice with compassion, bravery, and a sense of duty. May this path lead you to stand in the frontlines with us, together with the Filipino people.
NUPL | Dec 13, 2024
On International Human Rights Day 2024: Onward in the fight for accountability and the triumph of justice
To Atty. Olalia, Atty. Lora, and Atty. Azarcon: your work stands as a powerful testament to what can be achieved when justice is pursued in service of the people. May your dedication inspire more lawyers, especially the next generation, to take up the mantle of defending the poor and the oppressed and championing justice.
The recent series of killings and arbitrary arrests of consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) reveals more than a lack of sincerity by the Philippine government in pursuing peace. It betrays an outright disregard for both human...
For seventeen years, we have chosen this road, and for however long it takes, we will continue to tread it because we know, as our clients do, that to struggle for justice is never in vain.
On this Fair Trial Day, we warmly welcome and embrace you in solidarity and hope that you come back not for the reasons you are here now and not under circumstances of lawyering dangerously. We look forward to that day when things would become better even before they get worse.
In commemoration of the annual International Fair Trial Day, we are inviting the public to the 2024 Manila Conference of the IFTD and the Ebru Timtik Awarding Ceremony on 14 June 2024, Friday, 10am to 5:30pm at the Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law....
