# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jose-w-diokno
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:02:26.209Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jose-w-diokno"
name: "Jose W. Diokno"
slug: "jose-w-diokno"
description: "Jose Wright Diokno, also known as \"Ka Pepe,\" was a Filipino statesman, nationalist, and lawyer. Regarded as the \"Father of Human Rights\" in the country, he served as a Senator of the Philippines, Secretary of Justice, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Human Rights, and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), which is the oldest national organization composed of human rights lawyers. \nDiokno is the only person to top both the Philippine Bar Examination and the board exam for Certified Public Accountants (CPA). His career was dedicated to the promotion of human rights, the defense of Philippine sovereignty, and the enactment of pro-Filipino economic legislation."
tagline: "Filipino politician (1922–1987)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jose_W._Diokno_in_a_Legal_Conference.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Activists"
  slug: "activists"
profileType:
  name: "Activist"
  slug: "activist"
birthDate: "1922-02-26"
deathDate: "1987-02-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           56.6
  momentum:             10
  historical:           13.68532266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 96
sources:
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    title: "何塞·迪奥克诺"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "خوسيه دبليو. ديوكنو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "چوس ديوكنو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Diokno"
    title: "Jose Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_W._Diokno"
    title: "Jose W. Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Diokno"
    title: "Jose Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_W._Diokno"
    title: "Jose W. Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Diokno"
    title: "José Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_W._Diokno"
    title: "José W. Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Diokno"
    title: "Jose Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Diokno"
    title: "Jose Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ホセ・ディオクノ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Diokno"
    title: "Jose Diokno"
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    title: "Диокно, Хосе Райт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_W._Diokno"
    title: "Jose W. Diokno"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1704109"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump