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Een vrije en onafhankelijke advocatuur. Voor iedere advocaat. Waar ook ter wereld. Lawyers for Lawyers is een onafhankelijk netwerk van advocaten voor advocaten. Wij komen op voor vakgenoten die in hun beroep worden bedreigd en tegengewerkt. Omdat hun rechten ook onze rechten zijn. Zo verdedigen we samen de rule of law.

In 2020 heeft Lawyers for Lawyers voor minstens 172 advocaten campagne gevoerd in 37 verschillende landen.
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19 januari 2022

Iran: Arbitrary detention of lawyers and human rights defenders

Iran

We are gravely concerned about the pattern of unlawful detention of human rights lawyers and defenders in Iran in violation of Iran’s international human rights law obligations. In a joint letter we elaborate our concerns about the unlawful detention of

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17 januari 2022

Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies

Join the online discussion on the United Nations Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies from 13:30- 15:00 CET on 24 January 2022. The event is co-sponsored by Lawyers for Lawyers. The Guidelines for Lawyers in Support to Peaceful

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12 januari 2022

United Arab Emirates: ‘not a country for business as usual’

United Arab Emirates

While the United Arab Emirates is making a good impression with EXPO 2020, lawyers and other human rights defenders are languishing in prison in the Gulf state. Of course, it looks neat, the website of World Expo 2020, which is

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12 januari 2022

7 years since Waleed Abu al-Khair was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on appeal

Saudi Arabia

Today marks 7 years since the conviction and sentencing on appeal of the prominent human rights lawyer and founder of the Monitor of Human Rights in Saud Arabia Waleed Abu al-Khair to fifteen years imprisonment. Join us today to take

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