Statement on the arrest of Gülhan Kaya and the arrest warrants against Sezin Uҁar, Özlem Gümüstaş and Kader Tunҁ
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest of lawyers Gülhan Kaya on 10 June 2023 in Izmir. We are also concerned about the arrest warrants that have been issued against Sezin Uҁar, Özlem Gümüstaş and Kader Tunҁ. Picture by Bianca Sistermans Gülhan Kaya, Sezin Uҁar, Özlem Gümüstaş and Kader Tunҁ all work or worked […]
Recap L4L Award Ceremony 2023
On 11 May, the Award Ceremony of the #L4LAward took place in the Rode Hoed which was presented by 2021 Belarusian laureate Mila Kazak to 2023 laureate #ClaudiaGonzálezOrellana from Guatemala! Before the ceremony, the seminar ‘Lawyer-client confidentiality in a digitalised society’ with lawyers from the Netherlands, Palestine and Poland took place which gave insights into violations of the right to privilege […]
Statement on the Situation of Venezuelan Human Rights Lawyer Venus Faddoul
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Venezuela. Venezuelan lawyers continue to be persecuted by various means such as threats, harassment, prosecution, and surveillance simply for performing their professional duties. The threats and obstacles become particularly pronounced in politically sensitive cases, such as those pertaining to reproductive rights. […]
Statement on the Conviction of Human Rights Laywer Vladimir Prokhorov
Vladimir Prokhorov, a Russian human rights lawyer known for defending Putin’s opponents, has fled the Russian Federation in May 2023 after being threatened in the courtroom. Mr Prokhorov had publicly made statements about the closed trial of his friend and client Mr Kara-Murza, who is convicted for treason and sentenced to prison for 25 years. […]
Vacancy student-internship
On average 8 hours/wk, from 4 September 2023 Do you want to make a difference for endangered lawyers standing up for the rights of others? Do you want to learn how an NGO works and build a network with lawyers from small and large firms? And do you want to do that in a young, […]
Submission to UN Human Rights Committee – Republic of Uganda
During its 138th session, from 26 June to 28 July 2023, the Human Rights Committee will consider the 2th periodic report submitted by the Republic of Uganda and adopt concluding observations that will assist Uganda in the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). In the context of this review, Lawyers […]
International Fair Trial Day Event on 14 June 2023
Lawyers for Lawyers is happy to share the program for the event on 14 June 2023 for the third International Fair Trial Day. The focus country of this year’s International Fair Trial Day is Mexico. Time: 10:00 – 18:00 CST Registration: in person and online participation: HERE Venue: Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM […]
Lawyers’ Day in Tajikistan
Today is “Lawyers’ Day” in Tajikistan, when lawyers celebrate the establishment of the first Bar Association.The situation of lawyers in Tajikistan remains concerning and, on what should be a day of celebration, Lawyers for Lawyers would like to pay attention to the human rights lawyers Burzurgmehr Yorov and Manuchehr Kholiknazarov. Burzurgmehr Yorov In December, Lawyers […]
Statement on the conviction of Human Rights Lawyer Mikhail Benyash
Mikhail Benyash is a human rights and defence lawyer working in the Krasnodar region in Russia. Mikhail has advised protesters for over a decade and most recently he represented anti-war protesters and soldiers who do not want to fight in Ukraine. On March 6, 2023, Mikhail was criminally convicted and fined for allegedly assaulting policemen […]
Concerns over detention of lawyers, journalists, politicians, and artists in Türkiye
It has been exactly one month since the Turkish police carried out raids across 21 provinces in the country, resulting in the detention of numerous lawyers, journalists, politicians, and artists. Lawyers for Lawyers continues to be concerned over this matter. The operation, which took place in the morning of April 25, 2023, primarily targeted pro-Kurdish […]
Swimming against the tide “Roeien tegen de stroom in”
The Netherlands score high on the Rule of Law Index, but here, too, lawyers face threats and intimidation. Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) pointed out the deterioration in the Netherlands in a UPR report last year. For L4L, journalist Jochem Meijer and lawyer Otto Volgenant asked lawyers about their experiences. They interviewed Richard Korver, Igna Oomen, […]
Statement on the situation of the Belarusian Human Rights Lawyers Alexander Danilevich, Vitaly Braginets en Anastasia Lazarenko
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) continues to be deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus. Since the 2020 elections, Belarusian lawyers have been persecuted by various means such as disbarment, detention, and prosecution simply for performing their professional duties. L4L would like to use this statement to particularly draw attention to the situation […]
Jaarverslag Lawyers for Lawyers 2022
In 2022 voerden wij actie voor 198 advocaten in 38 landen en organiseerden we vele activiteiten. Onder veel meer startten wij een campagne voor milieurechtadvocaten, die juist in tijden van klimaatverandering wereldwijd veel problemen ondervinden vanwege hun werk. We gingen naar Colombia voor de zevende internationale factfinding missie ‘Caravana of Jurists’, en organiseerden evenementen over […]
Letter on ongoing trial Hejaaz Hizbullah
On 8 May 2023, Lawyers for Lawyers has sent a letter to the Attorney General of Sri Lanka to express our concern about the ongoing trial of lawyer and human rights defender Hejaaz Hizbullah. Hejaaz Hizbullah is a minority rights advocate and legal counsel for many Muslim victims of human rights violations. On 14 April […]
Report: Lawyer-Client Confidentiality in a Digitalized Society
Lawyers for Lawyers has launched the report “Lawyer-Client Confidentiality in a Digitalized Society”. The report reflects on the worrisome trend of infringements of the legal professional privilege and confidentiality (LPPC), particularly in the context of digital communications. The principle of legal professional privilege and confidentiality (LPPC) is clearly established in international, regional, and domestic legal […]
Att. Marco Emanuel Chung Ramos: “It is not just the protection of the environment; it is a protection of what is ours and of who we are”
Illustration: Joost Hölscher Marco Emanuel Chung Ramos is a lawyer specialising in human rights and criminal law who – on top of that – has made a career out of his environmental activism in Peru. Mr. Marco Chung characterises his home country as ‘the Disneyland of socio-environmental conflicts’ referring to the highly capitalistic socio-economic and […]
