Advertisements on the deteriorating situation of lawyers in Turkey
On 24 June Lawyers for Lawyers together with 34 bar associations and lawyers’ organizations, published an advertisement in the newspapers BirGün and Yeni Yaşam to draw attention to the deteriorating situation of lawyers in Turkey. The English-language text of the advertisement reads as follows: LAWYERS UNDER ATTACK IN TURKEY Lawyers in Turkey are being prosecuted […]
Lawyers for Lawyers nominates Gustaf Rudolf Kawer for the IBA Award 2020
Lawyers for Lawyers has nominated Gustaf Rudolf Kawer for the International Bar Association Award 2020 for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights. The award will be given to a legal practitioner who is deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the promotion, protection and advancement of the human rights of all […]
Joint statement on the verdict of Yu Wensheng after his secret trial
Lawyers for Lawyers, together with 17 other signatories, urged the Chinese authorities to release lawyer Yu Wensheng and offer a compensation for the rights violations he has been subjected to during his detainment in a joint statement. Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, who was the defence lawyer of 709 Crackdown victim lawyer Wang Quanzhang, has […]
COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Egypt
The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers has created a COVID-19 series to provide insight into the effect of the COVID-19 crisis on lawyers all around […]
Prosecution and detention of protesting lawyers in Russia
On 31 May 2020, known as the Day of Russian Advocacy in the Russian Federation, lawyers Daniil Berman, Alexander Redkin, Dmitry Zakhvatov and Yekaterina Seleznyova were detained during their peaceful protest against the use of force by police officers on their colleagues in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic. On 21 May 2020, the authorities in the Kabardino-Balkaria […]
Lawyers for Lawyers nominates Mahienour El-Massry for the Martin Ennals Award
Lawyers for Lawyers has nominated Mahienour El-Massry for the 2021 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. The award honours individuals and organizations who have shown exceptional commitment defending and promoting human rights, despite the risks involved. Mahienour El-Massry is a prominent human rights lawyer in Egypt, known for her work to promote judicial independence […]
COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Azerbaijan
The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers all around the world in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers has created a COVID-19 series to provide insight into the effect of the COVID-19 crisis […]
Concerns about the recent arrests of lawyers in Zimbabwe
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the recent reports of arrests of Zimbabwean lawyers Patrick Tererai, Thabani Mpofu, Lawman Chimiuriwo, Tapiwa Makanza, Choice Damiso, Joshua Chirambwe, and Dumisani Dube. According to our information, on 10 March 2020, Mr. Tererai was arrested and detained overnight at Beitbridge police station after representing his client at the police […]
Online conference on the persecution of lawyers in Turkey
On 11 June 2020, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights, the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Izmir Bar Association are jointly organizing an online conference. The conference is titled: ‘Lawyers […]
Qin Yongpei prosecuted
On May 29 2020, the Nanning procuratorate prosecuted Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei for “inciting subversion of state power” and sent its decision to the Nanning Intermediate People’s Court. Qin Yongpei has been detained since 31 October 2019 in an apparent retaliation for criticising the corruption of high-level Chinese officials on social media. According […]
COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in the Philippines
The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers all around the world in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers has created a COVID-19 series to provide insight into the effect of the COVID-19 crisis […]
Arrest and continued detention of lawyer Elchin Mammad
On 30 March 2020, Elchin Mammad, a human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, was arrested after publishing a critical report about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. He remains detained amidst the COVID-19 crisis in Azerbaijan. Elchin Mammad is a human rights lawyer practicing in Azerbaijan. Moreover, he is the president of the NGO Social Union […]
Joint letter: continued detention of Buzurgmehr Yorov
In a joint letter Freedom Now and Lawyers for Lawyers urge the Tajik authorities to implement the recommendations of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and ensure the immediate release of Buzurgmehr Yorov. Buzurgmehr Yorov is one of Tajikistan’s most eminent human rights lawyers, a reputation developed by taking on a number of […]
Vacature student-stage
Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 september 2020 Wil jij het verschil maken voor bedreigde advocaten die opkomen voor de rechten van anderen? Wil jij leren hoe een NGO werkt en een netwerk opbouwen met advocaten van kleine en grote kantoren? En wil je dat doen in een jong, dynamisch en bevlogen team met projecten met […]
OHCHR report on the situation of human rights in the Philippines
A new report by the UN Human Rights Office addresses the long-standing serious human rights violations in the Philippines, which have become more acute in recent years. Lawyers for Lawyers has contributed to the report. The report addresses the killings, arbitrary detentions and vilification of dissent that has been taking place in the Philippines over […]
8 months since Ali Jasseb Hattab Al-Heliji has forcibly disappeared
The whereabouts of human rights lawyer Ali Jaseb Hatteb Al-Heliji from Iraq remain unknown exactly eight months after he was abducted by armed men on 8 October 2019. Mr. Al-Heliji is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Advocates for the Protesters Rights Commission. He advocates for the rights of political prisoners and […]
