When the ILPS General Consultant Jose Maria Sison was branded a terrorist by the US and Dutch governments and the European Union, the League set up DEFEND Committees to uphold his rights.
Itinayo ng ILPS ang DEFEND upang ipagtanggol ang mga karapatan ng upisyal nitong si Jose Maria Sison matapos siya bansagang terorista ng US, The Netherlands at ng European Union.