On 9 December 2011, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) filed a submission for the Universal periodic Review of the Philippines by the UN Human rights council, which took place in May 2012. In the Submission, L4L urges the Government of the Republic of the Phillipines (GRP) to respect and take into account the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. Reports gathered by L4L demonstrate that the GRP does not uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of lawyers as set out in the Basic Principles.
On 9 December 2011, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) filed a submission for the Universal periodic Review of the Philippines by the UN Human rights council, which took place in May 2012. In the Submission, L4L urges the Government of the Republic of the Phillipines (GRP) to respect and take into account the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. Reports gathered by L4L demonstrate that the GRP does not uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of lawyers as set out in the Basic Principles.
