Under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , Leila de Lima was appointed Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights , serving the position from 2008 to 2010 . As human rights commissioner , de Lima led a team of young lawyers and human rights activists in investigating extrajudicial killings , enforced disappearances , and all forms of human rights violations throughout the country . She investigated the Davao death squads , Jovito Palparan , and the Maguindanao massacre
Maguindanao massacre
Maguindanao massacre
Leila de Lima