Egypt: President Should Act to Unshackle Freedoms
In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers alongside 63 organizations from around the world call on the Egyptian authorities, including President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to take immediate action to end the Egyptian authorities’ wholesale crackdown on independent organizations and peaceful dissent. The statement was an initiative from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS). […]
Joint statement on the concerning developments in the case of Ding Jiaxi
In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, and ChinaAid express concern about the new developments in the case of human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi. The charges against Ding Jiaxi were altered to a more severe charge of ‘subverting state power’ and reports […]
Joint statement on the continued enforced disappearance of Chang Weiping
In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, and ChinaAid voice concern about the residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), under which Chang Weiping has been detained since October 2020. To date, his whereabouts are unknown. Chang Weiping is a human rights […]
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 of concern. In connection to this, Lawyers for Lawyers recently highlighted the concerning situation in a joint submission with the International Bar Association for the Universal Periodic Review of Tajikistan. In the […]
Agenda of the 1st International Fair Trial Day and Ebru Timtik Award
We are happy to share the agenda for the first International Fair Trial Day that will take place on 14 June 2021. On this day, the new annual Ebru Timtik Award will also be introduced. In recognition of Ebru Timtik’s sacrifice, and in order to focus attention on the plight of those in countries around the […]
International online conference: “Who will Defend the Defenders in Turkey?”
20 May 2021, 14:00-15:30 (CET) Human rights belong to everyone. But those who work to ensure that we can claim our rights are increasingly harassed, threatened, or jailed. In Turkey, the climate is particularly worrying. While the human rights record of the country has long been worrisome, since the 2016 coup attempt, all critical human […]
Submission to UN Human Rights Committee – Turkey
In 2021, the UN Human Rights Committee will review Turkey’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Lawyers for Lawyers has taken the opportunity to file a submission on the list of issues prior to reporting to inform the Committee […]
Concerns about Sexual Offenses Bill in Uganda
On 3 May 2021, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Sexual Offences Bill 2019. Members of the Ugandan human rights community have shared their distress that the bill further criminalizes sex work and same-sex relationships. Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned that the Bill will make the work of Ugandan lawyers representing sex workers and members […]
Disbarment of Shahla Humbatova and Irada Javadova overturned
Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the decision of the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Bar Association (ABA) to withdraw the claims against Shahla Humbatova and Irada Javadova. Shahla Humbatova On 5 March 2021, Ms. Humbatova was disbarred by the Baku Administrative Court following a request for Ms. Humbatova’s disbarment by the ABA. Ms. Humbatova is a prominent […]
Statement on the judicial harassment of Ivan Pavlov
Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) condemn the judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Ivan Pavlov. On 30 April 2021, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers of the Russian Federation raided the hotel room of human rights lawyer Ivan Pavlov in Moscow. According to the information received, items were seized that contain information […]
Contempt of court action against Charles Hector withdrawn
On 6 April 2021, Lawyers for Lawyers reported that the Malaysian lawyer and human rights defender Charles Hector potentially faced contempt of court charges. According to the information received, the contempt proceedings against Charles Hector were withdrawn by the two logging companies on 14 April 2021. Charles Hector is a well-known lawyer and human rights […]
Letter on the alleged enforced disappearance of Gao Zhisheng
In a joint letter Lawyers for Lawyers and The Law Society of England and Wales express their concern about the alleged enforced disappearance of lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Gao Zhisheng has taken on cases concerning religious minorities, freedom of expression, forced evictions, and corruption. Since 2017, Gao Zhisheng’s whereabouts are unknown. Gao Zhisheng was first served […]
Concerns about disbarment Liudmila Kazak
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest, detention, and disbarment of Liudmila Kazak, a prominent human rights lawyer who has led the defense of political prisoners, human rights defenders, and journalists throughout her 22 years of practice, including opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova. According to our information, on 24 September 2020, Ms. Kazak was detained […]
Lawyers who have represented Belarusian opposition leaders are subject to persecution
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the situation of the lawyers Maxim Znak, Ilya Salei, Alexander Pylchenko, Liudmila Kazak and Siarhei Zikratski. These lawyers have represented leaders of the democratic movement in Belarus and are believed to be the subject of persecution in connection to their professional activities. Maxim Znak represented Viktor Babariko, a potential […]
Letter on the continued detention and the precarious health of Hoda Abdelmoneim
In a letter to the Egyptian authorities Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concern about the continued detention and the precarious health of 63-year-old human rights lawyer Mrs. Hoda Abdelmoneim. Mrs Abdelmoneim has been arbitrarily detained for over two years. Prior to her arrest, Mrs. Abdelmoneim was a human rights defender and a respected member of the […]
Letter on the arrest and continued detention of Haitham Mohamadein
In a letter to the Egyptian authorities Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concern about the arrest and continued detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer and labor rights defender Haitham Mohamadein. Through his affiliation with the El Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence Haitham Mohamadein provided pro bono legal assistance to victims of human […]
