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The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines.[1][2] It was founded in 1974 by Sen. Jose Diokno,[1] Lorenzo Tañada[3] and Joker Arroyo[4] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos.[5]

It is the first and largest group of human rights lawyers established in the nation.[citation needed] They work on countering varied abuses of human rights and civil liberties. Its current chairman is human rights attorney Chel Diokno,[6] the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law. Among their lawyers is former Supreme Court spokesman[7] Theodore Te, currently representing Maria Ressa in her cyberlibel case.[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Heroes and Martyrs: Diokno, Jose W." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2015-10-15. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle (21 February 2017). "IN THE KNOW: FLAG". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  3. ^ Clarke, Gerard (2006-05-17). The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia: Participation and Protest in the Philippines. Routledge. pp. 168–169, 173. ISBN 978-1-134-69535-5.
  4. ^ "Remembering Joker Arroyo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2019-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Francisco, Katerina (2017-02-20). "Meet Lascañas' battle-tested FLAG lawyers". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-06-18. Founded in 1974 by the late senators Jose W. Diokno, Lorenzo Tañada Sr, and Joker Arroyo, FLAG provided free legal services to victims of martial law during the Marcos years.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Chiu, Patricia Denise M. "Unique killings, same language, lawyers say of drug war reports". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  7. ^ Buan, Lian (2018-09-03). "Spokesman Ted Te resigns from Supreme Court". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Court convicts Rappler CEO Ressa in cyberlibel case". CNN Philippines. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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