LOOK: Lawyers and law students members of NUPL-NCR held a “Know Your Rights” seminar and legal aid clinic in Libis, Quezon City last August 18, 2024. The activity was organized in partnership with the barangay council of Barangay Libis and Bayan Muna Party-List.
As we honor those who resisted the dictatorship, we must dismantle the legal infrastructure that carries its authoritarian habits into the present.
“There is nothing more fulfilling than to be devoted to defending our clients and people who work for social change. We shall be with them as they embark on militant actions, engage in empowering undertakings and in the process, strengthen and further unite their ranks. Our commitment to our struggling people is what makes us people’s lawyers.”
LOOK: People’s lawyers and law students from NUPL Chapters across the country welcome the 2026 Bar examinees during this year’s Bar Salubong, united in the call to FIGHT CORRUPTION and DEFEND DEMOCRACY!
“The arrests were an attack not only on members of a legal team, but on the right of detained persons to prompt and effective legal assistance,” said Atty. Ephraim B. Cortez, NUPL President.