Neri Colmenares
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 30, 2016 | |
| Senior Deputy Minority Leader of the Philippine House of Representatives | |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 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) |
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.
He was an aspirant in the 2016, 2019, and 2022 Philippine Senate elections, where he was part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate, but was defeated in all three runs. On December 4, 2024, Colmenares and 74 others filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing betrayal of public trust for her office's alleged misuse of confidential funds.