The Class of 1995 of Ateneo de Manila Law School honors international human rights lawyer Atty. Carlos “Chochoy” at their Ateneo Law Alumni homecoming entitled “Paint the Town Blue,” to be held on October 18, Friday, at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. The homecoming will begin with a mass at 4 pm and general assembly at 5 pm and then proceed to the program that will start at 6 pm.
Ateneo Law 1995 is gifting Atty. Medina, a staunch human rights advocate in the Philippines and the ASEAN region, with a spontaneous realism portrait painted by Celeste Lecaroz. The said artwork will be unveiled at the homecoming program.
Ateneo Law Alumni Homecoming 2019 chair Jacob Divino declares, “We would like to pay tribute to Atty. Chochoy Medina who was our professor at the Ateneo Law School where he taught various courses on constitutional law and human rights. The colorful portrait by Celeste Lecaroz is our simple token of gratitude for the inspiration and dedication he has shared with his students, the Filipino nation and the ASEAN region.”
As the moving force of the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) where he was director for more than two decades, Atty. Medina trained a new generation of human rights lawyers and instituted a network where the poor and marginalized have access to justice. He is also known for his work in fighting corruption, fostering the peace process and promoting human rights in the Philippines and in the ASEAN region. Among his many significant contributions to the country include being vice-chairperson of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, co-convenor of the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) and secretary-general of the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, which led to the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights. In 2018, the Ateneo de Manila University conferred the Parangal Lingkod Sambayan to Atty. Medina for his outstanding achievements in public service.
Atty. Medina will be flying from his hometown of Davao, where he is now based, to personally receive the honor and the portrait from his former students at the Ateneo Law Alumni Homecoming.
