IADL Statement on the “Urgent Request for Interim Release” of Former Philippine President Rodrigo...
In March 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested upon arrival in Manila. He was arrested for his involvement in the thousands of...
COLAP Statement on the Philippine Anti-Terror Bill
The Anti-Terror Bill in the Philippines Violates Human Rights and Due Process of Law
The Confederation of Lawyers in Asia and the Pacific or COLAP,...
IADL Demands the Philippine Government Stop Targeting Its Critics with Trumped-Up Charges
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The International Association of Democratic Lawyers is an international organization of jurists and lawyers with consultative status in...
NUPL “drawing the line” against red-tagging and impunity
IADL is sharing the following media advisory from our member association in the Philippines, the National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL):
The National Union of...
IADL Statement on the Current Situation in the Philippines
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers passed the following resolution at its meeting on 30 November in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Media in the...
Ebru Timtik Award 2024 Acceptance Speech by Edre U. Olalia
The 2024 Ebru Timtik Award honored the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers of the Philippines. NUPL Chairperson Edre U. Olalia -- also Transitional President...
International People’s Tribunal on the Philippines Issues Verdict on Duterte and Trump
The International People's Tribunal on the Philippines convened in Brussels from 18-19 September 2018. It was jointly organized by the International Coalition for Human...
Join the global launch of #InvestigatePH – January 26 and 28, 2021
Join the global launch of #InvestigatePH
January 26, 2021 - Europe and North America: REGISTER NOW: https://www.investigate.ph/media/north-america-europe-debut
January 28, 2021 - Asia Pacific: REGISTER NOW:
https://www.investigate.ph/media/asia-pacific-debut
Despite increasing...
Kathmandu Declaration: Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific (COLAP)
The following Kathmandu Declaration was adopted by the lawyers of the Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific (COLAP) at their meeting in...
IADL resolution against “red-tagging” in the Philippines
The following resolution was adopted at the IADL Council meeting on 7 February 2021:
IADL RESOLUTION AGAINST “RED-TAGGING” IN THE PHILIPPINES
The International Association of Democratic...