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Slain lawyer’s wife ‘disappointed’, as generals skip CA amparo hearing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 02:54 AM

The wife of murdered lawyer Ben Ramos expressed disappointment over the absence of the 7 generals that the a lawyers' group impleaded in their plea for protection against state agents. Read more »

Human rights groups confident UN council will act on PH killings

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Posted at Jul 10 08:02 PM

Human rights groups and defenders are confident the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will act on the rising number of alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Read more »

DOJ junks kidnap, serious illegal detention raps vs NUPL member

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Posted at Jun 28 02:53 PM

The Department of Justice on Friday dismissed kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges against a lawyer who has alleged ties with communist rebels. Read more »

PH, int'l lawyers hit threats, red-tagging of Filipino human rights lawyers' group

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Posted at Jun 07 02:27 PM

MANILA - More than a hundred lawyers from the Philippines and around the world on Thursday expressed "grave concern" over alleged attacks against human rights lawyers linked to the left.  Read more »

Cabinet men, generals named in NUPL amparo petition no-show at CA hearing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:32 PM

Those named in the writ of amparo petition filed by lawyers’ group did not attend Thursday’s hearing at the Court of Appeals, prompting CA justices to require their presence in the next hearings scheduled in July. Read more »

SolGen asks SC to junk NUPL petition for writs of amparo, habeas data

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:43 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to junk the petition for writs of amparo and habeas data filed by the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), claiming the petition is nothing but a “frantic and desperate cry for undue attention.” Read more »

Mga naglabas ng 'Oust Duterte matrix,' balak kasuhan

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Updated as of May 08 03:47 AM

Pinag-iisipan na ng ilang idinadawit sa 'Oust Duterte Matrix' na magsampa ng kaso laban sa mga naglabas ng nasabing matrix, kabilang na ang ilang opisyal ng gobyerno. Read more »

Palace: Alejano's quit call over ouster matrix is 'undeserving of response'

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Posted at May 05 12:42 PM

Malacañang on Sunday rejected Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano's call for President Rodrigo Duterte and his spokesperson to step down from office over a matrix tagging journalists and lawyers in an alleged destabilization plot. Read more »

Supreme Court grants lawyers' bid for protection vs state forces

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Posted at May 03 07:18 PM

The Supreme Court has granted the request of a group of human rights lawyers for protection against alleged threats and intimidation from state security forces. Read more »

'Put up or shut up': NUPL twits Panelo, wants proof behind Oust-Duterte matrix

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Posted at May 02 11:35 AM

It is "absolutely necessary" for Malacañang to prove the veracity of an "Oust-Duterte" matrix it revealed to reporters last week, contrary to the claim of the presidential spokesperson, the leader of a lawyers' group named therein said Thursday. Read more »

No need for Duterte to prove ouster matrix - Malacañang

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 01:06 PM

It is unnecessary for President Rodrigo Duterte to prove a matrix linking journalists and lawyers to a supposed plot to oust him, Malacañang said Wednesday. Read more »

Legal luminaries hit 'oust-Duterte' matrix tagging NUPL

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Updated as of Apr 29 05:50 PM

Legal luminaries slammed Monday a government matrix linking the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers and some lawyers to an alleged plot to unseat President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

NUPL raises 'Oust-Duterte' matrix before SC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 10:00 AM

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has raised the issue of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Oust-Duterte” matrix before the Supreme Court to justify its plea for protection from alleged harassment by government forces. Read more »

NUPL on 'rubbish' oust-Duterte matrix: We're too busy defending human rights

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Posted at Apr 22 04:14 PM

A group of lawyers accused of plotting the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called the claims "rubbish," as they claimed they were too busy defending human rights. Read more »

Lawyers' group seeks inhibition of DOJ prosecutor in Sagay massacre probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 09:33 PM

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has moved for the inhibition of the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor handling the probe into the complaints filed by the mother of the child-survivor of the Sagay massacre against the police and his biological father. Read more »

'Lawyering is not terrorism': NUPL members seek Supreme Court protection

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 04:43 PM

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) and their officers filed a petition on Monday urging the high court to issue a writ of amparo and writ of habeas data in favor of their member-lawyers. Read more »

Babala ni Duterte na basta manghuhuli, inalmahan

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Updated as of Apr 05 09:40 PM

Umalma ang ilang abogado sa pahayag ni Pangulong Duterte na magdedeklara siya ng "revolutionary war." Read more »

ICC receives another communication on Duterte's drug war

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 11:36 PM

An email received by NUPL on Thursday confirmed the receipt of their communication. Read more »

No constitutional basis for Duterte to order warrantless arrests: lawyers' group

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Updated as of Apr 05 02:27 PM

MANILA - There is no factual and constitutional basis for President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, a group of lawyers said Friday, a day after the Chief Executive warned he will order warrantless arrests. Read more »

Colmenares blames Duterte for threats, attacks vs lawyers

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 11:56 PM

Senatorial candidate and National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) Chairman Neri Colmenares on Thursday blamed President Duterte for the threats and attacks against Filipino lawyers, a day after the killing of a lawyer in Tagum City.   Read more »