Neri Colmenares
Neri Javier Colmenares (Tagalog pronunciation: [haˈvjeɾ kɔlmɛˈnarɛs], born December 4, 1959) is a Filipino legislator, human rights lawyer and activist. 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.
Neri Colmenares | |
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Colmenares speaking at the protests against the burial of Ferdinand Marcos in 2016 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Bayan Muna party-list | |
| In office April 2009 – June 2016 | |
| Senior Deputy Minority Leader of the Philippine House of Representatives | |
| In office July 2013 – June 2016 | |
| Chairman of Bayan Muna party-list | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1959 Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Political party | Bayan Muna |
| Other political affiliations | Makabayan (2009–present) |
| Domestic partner | Shalimar Vitan |
| Relations | Angel Locsin (aunt) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | San Beda College (BA) University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Lawyer (Human rights, Constitutional and electoral law) |
He was an aspirant in the 2019 senatorial elections, and is a candidate for the 2022 Philippine Senate elections as part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate.
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