Free Legal Assistance Group

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. 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. "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.
  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.
  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.
  8. "Court convicts Rappler CEO Ressa in cyberlibel case". CNN Philippines. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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