“Behind every legal proceeding is a family waiting for resolution,” she said. “Mary Jane is a mother who has spent seventeen long years separated from her children. We hope that her petition will be given the urgent attention that cases involving trafficking victims deserve.”
NUPL | May 11, 2026
The hearings this week and the eventual trial are important for all Filipinos, as a way of composing a true and correct collective memory, and preserving a historical record of what should not be repeated again. The confirmation hearing is so important that victims and their lawyers, supporters, and advocates have travelled all the way to The Hague to be present during the hearings. We remain committed to seeking truth and justice for victims and for all people.
We call on the Department of Justice to immediately dismiss these fabricated and baseless complaints, and on the public, especially members of the legal profession, to resist the normalization of repression and defend the right to dissent.
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) received confirmation that those arrested during the September 21, 2025 protests—who only underwent inquest proceedings yesterday before Fiscal Lester Jay Allan Flores II—have been ordered released by the Office of the City Prosecutor, Manila.
On September 22, 2025, thirteen lawyers from the National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), Public Interest Law Center (PILC), Sentro para sa Tunay na Repromang Agraryo (SENTRA), and Pro Labor Assistance Center (PLACE) jointly responded to the ongoing detention of individuals arrested during the September 21 mobilizations.
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) warmly congratulates our colleague, Atty. Maria Kristina “Krissy” Conti, Secretary General of NUPL–NCR, for being recognized as one of the awardees of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) for 2025 in the category Human Rights for All.
The Joint Motion for Reconsideration prays that the Supreme Court dismiss the consolidated petitions and affirm the validity of the transmittal of the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate so that trial may proceed forthwith.
Since its founding, the IADL has been at the forefront of international legal resistance against fascism, U.S. imperialism, Zionism, apartheid, neo-colonialism, and neoliberal globalization. It continues to uphold the rights of peoples to self-determination, peace with justice and dignity, and the rule of law grounded in international solidarity.
“Let this Convention not only protect those within Europe, but set a global standard that reaches lawyers in every corner of the world, including ours. We call on the international legal community to remain steadfast in standing with lawyers at risk.”
“We challenge the COMELEC to uphold the sanctity of elections and ensure that impunity does not fester within the very institutions meant to protect the people’s will,”
