Sen. Leila de Lima again took the spotlight when she was awarded the Liberal International’s 2017 Prize for Freedom for being a “flag-bearer” for human rights in the Philippines.

Over 100 liberals from 32 countries met in Johannesburg, South Africa last week for the Liberal International’s (LI) 199th executive committee meeting. They voted to award the Prize for Freedom to de Lima, who had been detained at the Philippine National Police’s Custodial Center since Feb. 24, 2017 on drug-related charges.