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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 2022 heeft Lawyers for Lawyers voor minstens 198 advocaten campagne gevoerd in 38 verschillende landen.
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10 december 2024

Bridging the Gaps in our Justice Systems: Lucas Servío’s Advocacy for LGBTQIA+ Rights in Brazil

Brazil

Standing in Solidarity: empathy as the driving force behind Mr. Servío’s plight Lucas Servío is a lawyer and teacher from Brazil, initially specialising in governance and employment law, he currently focuses on intellectual property rights related to art and Artificial

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6 december 2024

Lawyers for Lawyers Raises Concerns About the Disbarment of Lawyer Aleksey Ladin

Russian Federation

Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) has issued a letter to the President and members of the Council of the Russian Federal Bar Association (RFBA) to express our grave concern over the recent disbarment of lawyer Aleksey Ladin by the Tyumen Regional

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29 november 2024

International legal community condemns the detention of attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers joins other international organisations in condemning the detention of Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu, who is registered with the Adana Bar Association and a member of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), following a police raid on his residence and

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26 november 2024

The denial of the rights of the defence in Venezuela

Venezuela

26 November 2024 Following the contested Venezuelan election, of which President Nicolás Maduro has claimed victory, there has been a widespread pattern of mass arrests across the country. Lawyers from Foro Penal, a foundation dedicated to the defence of human

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22 november 2024

Arnon Nampa’s right to continue to practice as a lawyer at risk

Thailand

Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) is concerned about the ongoing harassment of human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, who is being targeted for his legitimate work as a lawyer and the exercise of his right to freedom of expression. He has repeatedly

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15 november 2024

The harassment of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Rustem Kyamilev and Lilia Hemedzhy needs to end

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers and partners strongly condemn the violent raid on 7 November on the home of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Lilia Hemedzhy and Rustem Kyamilev, resulting in the arbitrary arrest and detention of

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13 november 2024

The Ongoing Harassment of Algerian Lawyer Mourad Zenati

Algeria

Lawyers for Lawyers, SHOAA for Human Rights, the Law Society of England and Wales, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute express grave concern regarding the arbitrary travel restrictions imposed on Algerian human rights lawyer Mourad Zenati, which is

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13 november 2024

Vacancy internship Access to Justice Campaign 24 hours/wk

Do you want to make a difference for targeted lawyers standing up for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you eager to learn about campaign planning and advocacy while building a network with international lawyers? And do you want

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