World Environment Day 2020
Today, the 5th of June, is World Environment Day. Worldwide this day engages governments, businesses and citizens to focus on pressing environmental issues. Lawyers for Lawyers would like to take this opportunity to draw attention to the work of environmental lawyers around the world. All around the world environmental lawyers dedicate themselves to protect the […]
COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Nigeria
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 […]
Thabani Mpofu released on bail
It has been reported by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) that Zimbabwean lawyer Thabani Mpofu has been released on $20.000 bail by the Harare Magistrates Court on 3 June 2020, after he was arrested on 1 June. In a statement, the ZHLR reported about the fact that the Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested, charged […]
Submission to UN Human Rights Committee
In 2021, the UN Human Rights Committee will review the Russian Federation’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 to inform the Committee about […]
Letter on criminal investigation launched against Ankara Bar Association and Diyarbakir Bar Association
In a letter to the Turkish authorities that was co-signed by Lawyers for Lawyers and nine other signatories, we expressed concern about the criminal investigations that have been launched against Ankara Bar Association and Diyarbakir Bar Association. The investigation against the Ankara Bar Association was opened after the Ankara Bar Association filed a complaint – […]
Jamshed Yorov: continues to raise the voice of his imprisoned brother
26 May marks Lawyers Day in Tajikistan. On this day, lawyers in Tajikistan celebrate the establishment of the national Bar Association. In order to draw attention to this important day for the independent Tajik legal community, Lawyers for Lawyers has interviewed lawyer Jamshed Yorov about Lawyers Day in Tajikistan, the current situation for lawyers in […]
One year since Selçuk Kozağaçlı received the L4L-Award
On this day, 23 May 2020, Lawyers for Lawyers takes the opportunity to look back on last year’s Lawyers for Lawyers Award presented to Selçuk Kozağaçlı from Turkey. The Lawyers for Lawyers Award is awarded to a lawyer or group of lawyers who work to promote the rule of law and human rights in an […]
Letter on the continued detention of Mahienour El-Massry
In a letter to the Egyptian authorities Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concern about the continued detention of Egyptian human rights Lawyer Mahienour El-Massry. We also expressed our concern about El-Massry’s safety and well-being amid fears of a possible outbreak of COVID-19 in Egyptian prisons. Mahienour El-Massry is a prominent human rights lawyer known for her […]
Concerns about draft bill in connection to Iranian Bar Association
It has been reported that more than 12,000 of Iran’s legal professionals have jointly signed a letter to Chief Justice Ebrahim Raeesi in protest to a draft bill that undermines their independence and in effect replaces the Iranian Bar Association with a group of judiciary officials appointed by the government. In this letter the lawyers […]
Payam Derafshan sentenced
It has been reported that Iranian human rights lawyer Payam Derafshan has been sentenced to two years imprisonment and suspended from practicing law for a period of two additional years. Derafshan has been sentenced without access to his counsel. Derafshan’s lawyer Saeed Deghan informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran that Derafshan’s defense lawyers […]
Illegal intelligence activities against lawyers in Colombia
It has been reported that human rights lawyers and other human rights defenders were targeted by illegal intelligence operations that were conducted by parts of the Colombian National Army. Multiple human rights organizations including the FIDH have expressed their concerns. On 1 May 2020, the Colombian magazine Semana published information about the existence of “secret […]
Concerns about the deterioration of Buzurgmehr Yorov’s health amidst COVID-19 pandemic
In view of serious threats to his health and life as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lawyers for Lawyers calls upon the government of Tajikistan to immediately release the human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov and to provide him with all necessary medical care. Buzurgmehr Yorov is one of Tajikistan’s most eminent human rights lawyers, […]
One year since Yu Wensheng was convicted after a one-day secret trial
On 9 May 2019, the Xuzhou Municipal Intermediate Court in Jiangshu province conducted a one-day secret trial of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng. Before this trial, Yu Wensheng had been detained for more than 500 days. Neither Wensheng’s wife nor his lawyers were informed about the trial beforehand, and the outcome of the procedure remains […]
Burundian lawyer Dieudonné Bashirahishize had to flee his country: ,,Defending the rule of law is not a crime”
,,History will judge. I will not stop fighting against impunity in my country” Text: Johan van Uffelen One of the lawyers for whom Lawyers for Lawyers has campaigned several times is the Burundian human rights lawyer Dieudonné Bashirahishize (1978), former vice president of the East Africa Law Society, an association of lawyers in this part […]
Pre-trial detention of Mohamed El-Baqer renewed
It has been reported that the pre-trial detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer was renewed by 45 days on 5 May 2020. The renewal session took place in absentia, without Mohamed El-Baqer or his lawyer present. Photo taken from the Free Baker Facebook page Mohamed El-Baqer is an Egyptian lawyer and human rights […]
Arrest of lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen
On 1 May 2020, lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen was arrested during a protest in Iloilo City, the Philippines. It was reported that the lawyer was present at the protest to provide legal assistance. According to our information, 42 individuals were arrested during a protest in Jaro, Iloilo City on the first of May 2020. On that […]
