Neri Colmenares

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Javier and the surname or paternal family name is Colmenares.
The Honorable
Neri Colmenares
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
Incumbent
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
Born (1959-12-04) December 4, 1959 (age 64)
Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Political partyBayan Muna
Other political
affiliations		Makabayan (2009–present)
Domestic partnerShalimar Vitan
RelationsAngel Locsin (relative)
Children1
Alma materSan Beda College (BA)
University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B.)
ProfessionLawyer (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.[1]

He was an aspirant in the 2016, 2019,[2] and 2022 Philippine Senate elections, where he was part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate, but was defeated in all three runs.[3]

  1. ^ "The Writ of Amparo and its Implications on Impunity: A Forum to discuss the Scope of the Rule and other relevant issues". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "COLMENARES, Neri | Eleksyon 2019". GMA News Online. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Neri Colmenares joins 1Sambayan Senate slate". CNN. January 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.