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Advocaten moeten hun beroep onafhankelijk kunnen uitoefenen. Altijd en overal. Ook als dat tegen het zere been is van autoriteiten, instanties of politieke organisaties. De praktijk is vaak schrikbarend anders. Lawyers for Lawyers komt op voor advocaten die worden bedreigd en tegengewerkt in hun beroepsuitoefening. In 2017 voerde Lawyers for Lawyers actie voor tenminste 144 advocaten in 23 landen.
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25 juni 2019

Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council

China

On 24 June 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers together with ISHR, LRWC and IBAHRI delivered a joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of lawyers in China. The statement was delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with Special

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25 juni 2019

Abu al-Khair to receive ABA Award

Saudi Arabië

On 21 June 2019, the American Bar Association announced that the 2019 ABA International Human Rights Award will be awarded to Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is currently serving a 15 year prison sentence. The award honours his his extraordinary work to

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6 juni 2019

Rommel Durán to receive Ludovic Trarieux Prize

Colombia

On 27 May 2019 it was announced that Rommel Durán will receive the 24th Ludovic Trarieux Prize. He is a Colombian human rights lawyer, who stands up for the rights of displaced farmers. The Jury of the Ludovic Trarieux price

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5 juni 2019

WGAD decision on detention Yorov

Tadzjikistan

Washington, D.C. / Amsterdam – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued an opinion finding the detention of Tajik human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov to be a violation of international law. The UN concluded that the charges

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1 juni 2019

Effective advocacy at the United Nations

Training Lawyers for Lawyers in the Russian Federation Text: Johan van Uffelen The Institute for Law and Public Policy in Russia  invited Lawyers for Lawyers to provide a two-day training to human rights lawyers and civil society activists on effective

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28 februari 2019

Alec Muchadehama will attend presentation fifth award

Zimbabwe

,,Protected by being in the spotlight of human rights monitoring organizations such as Lawyers for Lawyers’’ text: Johan van Uffelen Eight years after receiving the Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) Award, Zimbabwean lawyer Alec Muchadehama is still steadfast in his work. Also during the

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23 februari 2019

‘Rule of law more than ever under pressure’

Thailand

Award-winner Sirikan Charoensiri calls for nominations: “Awareness of the importance of defending human rights, the rule of law and democracy has increased  significantly among lawyers, legal practitioners and law students in Thailand since I received the Lawyers for Lawyers (‘L4L’)

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12 oktober 2018

L4L terug van indrukwekkende Caravana

Colombia

,,De advocaten in Colombia rekenen echt op ons” Doordrenkt met indrukken, emotioneel geraakt maar vooral geïnspireerd door de bevlogenheid en moed van de mensen die zij hebben ontmoet, zijn Ron Rosenhart en Wout Albers teruggekeerd uit Colombia. Als vertegenwoordigers van

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Speciale consultatieve status

Lawyers for Lawyers heeft een speciale consultatieve status bij de Economische en Sociale Raad van de Verenigde Naties (VN), de zogeheten ECOSOC status. Dit geeft ons het recht actief deel te nemen aan sessies van belangrijke VN-organen zoals de VN-Mensenrechtenraad en het VN-Mensenrechtencomité.

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