Purificacion Valera Quisumbing (c. 1934 – December 1, 2011) was a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

human rights activist who served as the Chairperson of Commission on Human Rights from 2002 to 2008. She was a graduate of the

University of Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 200 ...

. In March 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council re-elected Quisumbing to a second, three-year term on the council's advisory committee. Quisumbing died on December 1, 2011, at the age of 77. She was survived by her husband,

Leonardo Quisumbing Leonardo A. Quisumbing (November 6, 1939 – January 20, 2019) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Fidel Ramos in 1998 and retired as the most senior Associate Justice of the Court on hi ...

, a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, and their 2 daughters.

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CV at OHCHR website
2011 deaths Filipino human rights activists University of the Philippines alumni Year of birth uncertain Human Rights Council Advisory Committee experts Chairpersons of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Arroyo administration personnel 1930s births {{Philippines-activist-stub