Lawyers for Lawyers Joins #JusticeForThulani Campaign
One year after the assassination of the prominent human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, demands for justice remain unanswered. Lawyers for Lawyers commemorates human rights lawyers Thulani Maseko one year after he was assassinated in his home on January 21, 2023. Thulani Maseko was a prominent human rights lawyer from Eswatini. He was a senior member […]
The continued harassment of Russian lawyer Aleksey Ladin
Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & Human Rights, the Union of International Lawyers’ Institute for The Rule of Law, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and the International Commission of Jurists condemn the continued harassment against human […]
Report Launch: ‘Defending the defence: Strengthening the Protection of Lawyers to Preserve Freedoms in Tunisia’
Avocats sans Frontières (ASF) Launches its Report on Tunisia: ‘Defending the Defence: Strengthening the Protection of Lawyers to Preserve Freedoms in Tunisia’ Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the situation of lawyers in Tunisia. Since the coup – that took place on 25 July 2021 – dozens of lawyers have increasingly been prosecuted and harassed, […]
Upcoming Hearing for Human Rights Lawyer Claudia González Orellana on 15 January 2024
Claudia González Orellana, human rights lawyer from Guatemala and recipient of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2023, faces a pivotal hearing on January 15, 2024. Ms. González was detained on August 28, 2023, due to her work as a former representative of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), an international body established through […]
Tortured and unlawfully imprisoned: Lawyers for Lawyers demands justice for Maksim Znak
Lawyers for Lawyers joins the campaign to demand an end to the torture of Maksim Znak, a Belarusian lawyer who was arbitrarily detained in 2020. He was ultimately sentenced to 10 years in prison for carrying out his professional activities and has been deprived of all communication since February 2023. Lawyers for Lawyers draws attention […]
Vacancy student-internship, 16-36 hours/week
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Vacancy student-internship, 8 hours/week
This vacancy has closed. Follow our LinkedIn to stay updated on new vacancies. Deze vacature is nu gesloten. Volg onze LinkedIn voor nieuwe vacatures. ——————————————————————————————————————– English below Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 februari 2024 Wil jij het verschil maken voor bedreigde advocaten die opkomen voor de rechten van anderen? Wil jij leren hoe een NGO […]
Continued arbitrary detention of Dr. Mohammad Al-Roken: Call to release unjustly detained lawyers amid COP28 in the UAE
As COP28 comes to an end on December 13th in the UAE, at Expo City Dubai, Lawyers for Lawyers reflects on the situation of prominent academic, constitutional law teacher and human rights lawyer Dr.Mohammal Al-Roken. Despite completing his sentence in 2022, he has remained in detention since his arrest on July 17, 2012. On July […]
Three Defence Lawyers of Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny have been Arrested and included in the List of Extremists
Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned about the arbitrary arrest, detention and designation as extremists and terrorists of Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin, and Alexey Liptser, defence lawyers of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. [1] The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, Rosfinmonitoring, has designated lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin, and Alexei Liptser, who […]
10 Years since the disappearance of Razan Zaitouneh
Today, December 9, 2023, marks ten years since the disappearance of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh. Together with her husband and two colleagues, Razan Zaitouneh disappeared on December 9, 2013 in Douma after a group of armed men stormed the office of the Violations Documentation Center. Since then, no one has heard from them. As a prominent […]
Lawyers for Lawyers Monitored Final Hearing in the Trial of Berrak Çağlar – the Court Granted Full Acquittal.
On November 23, 2023, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers observed the final hearing in the trial of lawyer Berrak Çağlar who was accused of being a member of an armed terrorist organization, following her expression of solidarity with her imprisoned colleagues, lawyers from Turkey—specifically, Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal—who were on a death fast in […]
Trial Monitoring Mission: Tahir Elçi Case
On Monday 27 November 2023, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers joined an international delegation in Türkiye to monitor the trial of the suspects in the murder of Tahir Elçi, a prominent human rights lawyer and the former chairman of the Diyarbakır Bar Association. An estimated two hundred persons were present at the hearing, including lawyers […]
International Delegation to Turkey: Fact Finding and Trial Monitoring Mission, 6 – 9 November 2023
From November 6 to 9, 2023, representatives from Lawyers for Lawyers, as part of an international delegation, undertook a fact-finding and trial monitoring mission in Turkey. The delegation, comprising 27 bar associations, human rights organizations, and legal groups from eight countries, convened in Turkey to investigate the treatment of criminal law and human rights lawyers […]
Statement regarding the ECtHR’s judgment in the Yalçınkaya-case
On 26 September 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye. The ECtHR ruled that Türkiye had violated the rights to a fair trial, to no punishment without law and to freedom of association (respectively Articles 6 § 1, […]
Lawyer Claudia González has been granted conditional release after spending 81 days in custody.
After 81 days in detention, Guatemalan lawyer Claudia Gonzáles Orellana was released on house arrest on November 16th. Ms. González received the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2023 for her work as a prominent human rights lawyer in Guatemala and her work as a former representative of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala […]
Ongoing trial of Sri Lankan lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah
Lawyers for Lawyers remains committed to closely monitoring the proceedings involving Mr. Hizbullah, a dedicated lawyer and human rights advocate in Sri Lanka. These proceedings have exposed substantial concerns concerning due process and human rights within his case, underscoring the necessity for international attention. The most recent court hearing occurred on October 19, 2023. Mr. […]
