Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council on Afghanistan
On 15 June 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (New York City Bar), and the Law Society of England and Wales delivered an oral statement on Afghanistan during the 50th session of the […]
Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council on Myanmar
On 14 June 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Law Council of Australia, and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada delivered an oral statement on Myanmar during the interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. The interactive dialogue took place […]
Joint written statement to the Human Rights Council on Iran
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association, and The Law Society submitted a joint written statement on the systematic and widespread arbitrary detention of lawyers and other human rights defenders in Iran to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The statement reads as follows: Introduction: Prolonged arbitrary detention Lawyers and human […]
Letter on detention of Vitaly Braginets and criminal case brought against Andrey Machala
In a joint letter Lawyers for Lawyers and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) express concern about the detention of Belarusian lawyer Vitaly Braginets and the criminal case brought against Belarusian lawyer Andrey Machalau. Firstly, according to the information we have received, on 23 May 2022, Mr. Braginets’ apartment was searched, and […]
Research paper on ‘reasonable time’
Over the last couple of years, Lawyers for Lawyers has observed multiple lengthy criminal investigations into lawyers, resulting in continued pressure on these lawyers. Some cases are not brought before a court, creating an uncertain situation for these lawyers. Lawyers for Lawyers has therefore researched what a ‘reasonable time’ entails in international law. The right […]
Hong Kong: barrister arrested after commemorating Tiananmen Square protests
Today on June 4th is the commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China. Over the years many who have tried to commemorate the massacre in China and Hong Kong have been suppressed, including lawyers. Among the more recent arrestees is Hong Kong barrister Chow Hang-tung, who has provided legal assistance to human rights […]
Vacature student-stage
Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 september 2022 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 […]
L4L monitored hearing in the trial against the lawyers of the ÖHD
On 25 May 2022, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers, together with about 10 lawyers from Grenoble and one lawyer from Paris, observed the hearing in the trial against the lawyers of the ÖHD. Background Twelve lawyersembers of the Association of Libertarian Jurists (ÖHD), are prosecuted since 2016 on suspicion of membership of a terrorist organisation. […]
Vacature programma assistent
12-16 uur per week, per 1 juli 2022 Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) komt op voor bedreigde advocaten. We helpen advocaten om hun taak als beschermer van de rechtsstaat vrij en onafhankelijk te kunnen uitoefenen en zetten ons in om vervolging van advocaten te voorkomen of te beëindigen. L4L bestaat uit een sterk bestuur, een klein […]
Sirikan Charoensiri: “Our gender, appearance and costume are not what define our abilities”
Lawyers for Lawyers presents the “Highlighting the Work of Female Lawyers from Asia” interview series. This series highlights the important work of inspiring female lawyers from Asia. We address the general challenges these lawyers face as women in the male dominated legal profession, solidarity and empowerment among female lawyers, examples of sexism in their work […]
Recap seminar “Environmental Justice and the Work of Environmental Lawyers”
On 19 May 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association organized the seminar “Environmental Justice and the Work of Environmental Lawyers”. The seminar was part of the 2022 edition of Justitia, but also inaugurated Lawyers for Lawyers latest campaign on environmental lawyers. This one-year campaign aims to raise international attention on environmental lawyers […]
Speaker Tour with lawyer from Malaysia
To launch our one-year campaign focused on environmental lawyers, we invited environmental lawyer and human rights defender Charles Hector from Malaysia to the Netherlands for a Speaker Tour. As part of the Speaker Tour, Charles Hector spoke to colleagues lawyers from the Netherlands about his work in pursuit of environmental justice, the difficulties that he […]
Lawyers Day Tajikistan
Today, Lawyers Day, marks the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the first Tajik Bar Association. However, the situation of lawyers in Tajikistan remains concerning and, on what should be a day of celebration, Lawyers for Lawyers would like to remember the human rights lawyers Burzurgmehr and Jamshed Yorov, Nuriddin Makhkamov, Abdulmajid Rizoev, Shuhrat Kudratov […]
Joint letter on the detention of Alexander Danilevich
In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) express serious concerns regarding the detention of Belarusian lawyer Alexander Danilevich. According to the information we have received, on 20 May 2022, Alexander Danilevich was detained and placed in the pre-trial detention centre of the State Security […]
Video message from the Vice-President of the Ukrainian National Bar Association
Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association organised a seminar on ‘Environmental Justice and the Work of Environmental Lawyers’ on 19 May 2022. We wanted to make use of the opportunity to address the ongoing war in Ukraine from a lawyers perspective during the seminar. In light of this, a video message of Dr. […]
Joint statement: Qatari lawyers sentenced to life imprisonment
In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses grave concern about the sentencing to life imprisonment of Qatari lawyers Hazza bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri and Rashed bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri by the Second Circuit Criminal Court of Qatar on 10 May 2022. On 29 July 2021, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani […]
