A foreign website news named detained Senator Leila de Lima as one of the Southeast Asian "power women". Even cited De Lima as "flag-bearer for human rights in the Philippines and beyond."
De Lima's office said in a statement, that the senator is included in the list due to, despite in prison she continues to inspire people by fighting for their causes and making a difference.
De Lima also received Prize for Freedom Award from the Liberal International and included in the list of the Foreign Policy’s 2016 Leading Global Thinkers and Women Human Rights Defenders for 2017 by Amnesty International.
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