Law student interns successfully complete internship program
The all-women batch of law student interns finish their internship program with firsthand experience in people's lawyering.
August 24, 2024
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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.

LOOK: On August 23, 2024, the first all-women batch of law student interns from Adamson University, Arellano University, and the University of the Philippines graduated from their internship with the NUPL. During their program, they attended hearings and provided legal assistance to lawyers of NUPL-NCR and NUPL National Office in their current cases and advocacies, such as the civil case for damages filed by activist Teddy Casiño and congressional hearings on the war on drugs. They shared their reflections on experiencing people’s lawyering amidst the harsh realities of the justice system and standing on the side of the oppressed and marginalized.

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