The European Parliament started the ball rolling almost immediately after the arrest of Sen. Leila de Lima.  The 751 directly elected members of the legislative branch of the 28-country European Union passed a resolution last March 15, less than three weeks after her arrest. The resolution “calls for the immediate release of Senator Leila M. De Lima and for her to be provided with adequate security whilst in detention; calls on the authorities of the Philippines to ensure a fair trial, recalling the right to the presumption of innocence, to drop all politically motivated charges against her and to end any further acts of harassment against her.”