I benefitted from their legal counsel. This is an initial album, open to additional photos.
Lawyers Rachel Pastores and Joke Dereymaeker with Joma in the middle. — with Joma Sison Secondacct.
Dutch lawyer Michiel Pestman successfully defended Prof. Jose Maria Sison against false charges of murder in 2007. Beside him is Ties Prakken, famous criminal lawyer.
The eminent Atty. Romeo T. Capulong, founder of the Public Interest Law Center, who successfully handled the legal cases of Prof. Jose Maria Sison in the Philippines and abroad since 1988.
Wolfgang Kaleck, general secretary of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.
Lawyer Suus Hopman assisted Michiel Pestman and alternated with him in visiting Prof. Sison in prison.
Atty. Romeo T. Capulong, member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.
British international law expert and human rights lawyer Richard Harvey of the Garden Court Chambers.
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Belgian lawyer Jan Fermon and Archbishop Joris Vercammen of Utrecht. Jan Fermon is the lead lawyer of Sison in the case against his inclusion in the EU terrorist list. He and his legal team won the case in 2009.
Hans-Eberhard Schultz (left), ptrominent German human rights lawyer and member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.
Lawyer Joke Dereymaeker and Client Joma Sison at the Palace of Justice in Luxembourg.
Lawyer Julie Tieleman, previously of the Belgian Progress Law Network.
British human rights lawyer Anna Morris beside Prof. Jose Maria Sison. The topic is the NDFP Declaration and Program of Action for the Rights, Protection and Welfare of Children.
Prof. Jose Maria Sison and his lawyers celebrate the victory in 2007 against the false charges of murder instigated by the Manila government and adopted bythe Dutch government.
Main lawyers of Prof. Jose Maria Sison in his US human rights case against the fascist dictator Marcos. At the center is lead lawyer Paul Hoffman of the ACLU, flanked on the left by Romeo T. Capulong, Ralph G. Steinhardt professor of law at the George Washington University and on the right by Prof. Sison and Ellen Lutz of the Human Rights Watch. Photo was taken in 1991 after Sison gave his deposition against Marcos for his illegal detention and torture. Sison and legal team won the case in 1996.
Victor Koppe collaborated with Michiel Pestman to defend Sison against the false crimnal charges in 2007
Atty. Edre Olalia, private lawyer of the family of Mary Jane Veloso and representative of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Internationa Association of Democratic Lawyers.
Dutch lawyer Dundar Gurses, member of Sison’s legal panel against the EU terrorist listing.
Prof.Jose Maria Sison, Atty. Rachel Pastores of the Public Interest Law Center and Atty. Edre Olalia of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers.
British human rights lawyer Bill Bowring of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers.
Prof. Jose Maria Sison chats with friend Ramsey Clark, chairman of the International Action Center and former US Attorney General. Clark defended Sison against the false charges of terrorism and murder.
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, NDFP lawyer Bernard Tomlow and Jan Fermon of the Belgian Progress Law Network, lead lawyer of Sison in his successful case for the removal of his name from the EU terrorist list.
EXCLUSIVE: Na-cremate na ang labi ni Communist Party of the Philippines Founder Jose Maria "Joma" Sison. Bago ito, binigyan siya ng pagkilala ng mga mahal sa buhay at mahal sa buhay. Nagpapatrol, Jofelle Tesorio. #TFCNews
The two-hour farewell ceremony held at the auditorium of the Crematorium Daelwijck in this city which began at 1030am (CET) was packed with family members, comrades, representatives of political parties and organizations, progressive alliances and groups, his former staff members, friends and admirers, and was filled with songs and poetry.
Progressive groups and individuals gather at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City to pay their respects to Prof. Jose Maria 'Joma' Sison, who recently passed last December 16, 2022
Progressive groups and individuals gather at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City to pay their respects to Prof. Jose Maria 'Joma' Sison, who recently passed last December 16, 2022.
EXCLUSIVE: Na-cremate na ang labi ni Communist Party of the Philippines Founder Jose Maria "Joma" Sison. Bago ito, binigyan siya ng pagkilala ng mga mahal sa buhay at mahal sa buhay. Nagpapatrol, Jofelle Tesorio. #TFCNews
Progressive groups and individuals gather at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City to pay their respects to Prof. Jose Maria 'Joma' Sison, who recently passed last December 16, 2022
Progressive groups and individuals gather at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City to pay their respects to Prof. Jose Maria 'Joma' Sison, who recently passed last December 16, 2022.
"It is not the manner of death that makes a hero...Whatever the manner of death, there is a common denominator. A hero serves the people to his very last breath." - Ka Joma Sison
