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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11747

17 March 2017
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Philippines
European Parliament calls for Leila de Lima's release and condemns violence in war on drugs
Brussels, 16/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

In the common resolution from the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, Greens/EFA and EFDD Groups that was adopted on Thursday 16 March, the European Parliament calls for the immediate release of Filipino senator Leila de Lima, who is a human rights defender and former leader of the Filipino human rights committee.  She is also the main opponent of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and his violent anti-drugs campaign.

Arrested on 24 February on charges of drugs-linked offences, de Lima faces exclusion...

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