Lawyers for Lawyers monitored third hearing in trial of Berrak Çağlar
On 19 October 2022, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers observed the third hearing in the trial of lawyer Berrak Çağlar who is accused of being a member of an armed terrorist organization, after expressing solidarity with her imprisoned colleague lawyers from Turkey and specifically Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who were on a death fast […]
Gerthie Mayo-Anda: “I had the experience of being red-tagged in the nineties. I was shocked when I learned about this. There even used to be a price on my head.”
Illustration: Joost Hölscher Grizelda Mayo-Anda is the co-founder and executive director of the Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC), a Filipino non-government organization committed to helping communities to uphold their constitutional right to a healthful and balanced ecology. She is also a lawyer with over 25 years of field-based practice in environmental advocacy, as well as […]
Board of the Diyarbakır Bar acquitted of all charges
On 17 October 2022, several representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers observed a hearing in the trial of eleven members of the board of the Diyarbakır Bar Association. The board was accused of Publicly Degrading the Turkish Nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Government of the Republic […]
‘They’re basically saying the EU is funding terrorism’
Philippine lawyer Musni provides legal assistance, with support of the EU, to poor farmers in the north. The state suspects her of financing terrorism. The Philippine human rights lawyer Czarina Musni made clear prior to the video interview that she cannot tell the whole story. She and her 15 co-defendants are accused of financing terrorists. […]
Joint Statement on the Arrest, Detention, and Ill Treatment of Lawyers in Iran
The Law Society of England and Wales and Lawyers for Lawyers call on the Iranian Government to halt the arbitrary arrest, detention, and ill treatment of lawyers and allow protesters access to legal representatives. Nation-wide protests began on 16 September 2022, when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in a hospital in Tehran after being arrested by […]
Pietrzak v. Poland: why Lawyers for Lawyers follows the proceedings
On September 27, 2022 the European Court of Human Rights held a Chamber hearing in the case involving Polish lawyer and Dean of the Warsaw Bar Mikołaj Pietrzak. The case is treated in parallel with three employees of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), based in Warsaw. The case originated in June and July 2017 when the […]
Joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) delivered an oral statement on the situation of lawyers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The statement was delivered during the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. The statement reads as follows: Lawyers for […]
Nobel Peace Prize 2022
Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 has been awarded jointly to the human rights defender, Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukranian human rights organisation, Center for Civil Liberties and congratulates the recipients. Bialitski has devoted his life to promoting democracy and peaceful […]
Concerns about ongoing detention of Li Yuhan
Today, it is exactly five years after Chinese human rights lawyer Li Yuhan was arrested on 9 October 2017. Li Yuhan was tried in October 2021 but is still to receive a verdict. In the meantime, her health is deteriorating and her access to medical services is limited. As a lawyer, Li Yuhan frequently acted […]
Joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the Philippines
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Karaptan and the Law Society of England and Wales delivered an oral statement on the situation of lawyers in the Philippines. The statement was delivered during the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. The statement reads as follows: […]
Statement on the arrest of Haitian lawyer Robinson Pierre-Louis
French version below English: Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the judicial harassment of Haitian lawyer Robinson Pierre-Louis. Mr Pierre-Louis is prosecuted for intervening in his capacity as a lawyer in an arms trafficking case. On 1 July 2022, a large illegal shipment of weapons and ammunition was seized in Haiti at the Port-au-Paix warf. […]
Joint Oral Statement at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on Belarus
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), European Lawyers (CCBE) and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights delivered an oral statement on the situation of lawyers in Belarus. The statement was delivered during the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. The statement reads as follows: The Council […]
PEN Norway and Lawyers for Lawyers event
Defending the rule of law in Turkey PEN Norway Turkey Indictment Project Law Hub, Thursday 3 November, 2022 (16.00 to 17.30 CET) Nieuwe Achtergracht 164, Amsterdam REGISTER HERE Two top human rights lawyers from Turkey, Veysel Ok and Ümit Büyükdağ, will discuss the ongoing crisis in the rule of law in Turkey as well as […]
Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council on the Russian Federation
On 26 September 2022, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement on the situation of lawyers and human rights defenders in the Russian Federation. The statement was delivered during the 51st session of the United […]
Submission to the Human Rights Committee-The Philippines
In its upcoming 136th session, the Human Rights Committee will review the fifth state report submitted by the Philippines and will adopt concluding observations that will assist the Philippines in the implementation of the ICCPR. Lawyers for Lawyers welcomed the opportunity to file a submission to inform the Human Rights Committee about the situation of […]
Zhou Shifeng released from prison
Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that the Chinese human rights lawyer Zhou Shifeng has been was released from prison after seven years on 24 September 2022. Zhou Shifeng has been arrested on 4 August 2016 in the aftermath of the ‘709 Crackdown’. Zhou Shifeng is a prominent human rights lawyer in the People’s Republic […]
