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Neri Colmenares
Neri Javier Colmenares is a Member of the Congress of the Philippines. Colmenares is human rightslawyer and is the President of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), a national association of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. He was an Associate of the Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School when he was completing his Ph.D in Law on “The Writ of Amparo and the International Criminal Court”. He also lectured at the University of Melbourne on International Human Rights Law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Early Life
Born in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Colmenares joined the struggle against Ferdinand Marcos’ rule in 1976. He became active in the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) and the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP), and would become the Visayas Regional Chair of the Student Catholic Action. Soon after becoming a national council member of SCA, he was arrested. Following the end of his detention, Colmenares moved to Manila where he was involved in different religious organizations. In 1983 he shifted to Cagayan Valley to become a youth organizer there. After five months of organizing work in Cagayan Valley, he was arrested by military agents and charged with ‘
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Philippines: human rights lawyer Neri Javier Colmenares wins the 2020 IBA Human Rights Award
Monday 9 November 2020
The 2020 International Bar Association (IBA) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights has been bestowed upon Neri Javier Colmenares, a renowned human rights lawyer and activist in the Philippines. He receives the accolade in respect of his extensive contribution to human rights, and his continuing determination and advocacy, in the face of great adversity.
On notification of becoming the 2020 IBA awardee, Mr Colmenares commented: ‘I thank the International Bar Association, the IBA Human Rights Institute and the Human Rights Law Committee for this award, which is not only an honour but also an inspiration to human rights lawyers like me to continue our work with the people despite the threats and difficulties. Awards from established international institutions like the IBA also serves as a mantle of protection to threatened lawyers worldwide and I thank the IBA for this recognition and your continuing advocacy to promote and protect human rights.’
IBA President Horacio Bernardes Neto said, ‘This award is bestowed upon those who use their professional and legal skills to help others. This is true