'My work is not done': jailed Duterte critic De Lima runs for Senate

Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was one of the most vocal and powerful local critics of Duterte after he took power in 2016. - AFP

MANILA (AFP): From behind bars, Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima is running for re-election in an against-the-odds campaign that gives her the chance to once again "go after" President Rodrigo Duterte.

De Lima was one of the most vocal and powerful local critics of Duterte after he took power in 2016 and launched a deadly drug war -- until he and his allies tried to stifle her.