Pre-session Kazakhstan
On 10 October 2019 Lawyers for Lawyers attended the pre-session organized by UPR-Info on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kazakhstan in Geneva. In March 2019 Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a UPR-report on the situation of lawyers in Kazakhstan. During this session Lawyers for Lawyers called attention to the situation of lawyers in Kazakhstan, mainly focussing […]
Lawyer Dagir Hasavov detained
On 17 September 2019, Russian authorities detained the lawyer Dagir Hasavov in the Lefortovo court building in Moscow. The charges filed against Hasavov are “obstruction of justice” and “bribery or coercion to testify or evasion of giving evidence” (articles 294.1 and 309.4 of the Russian Criminal Code). On 18 September, Russian courts authorised the detention […]
International statement of solidarity
On 4 October 2019, a memorial service was organized for Dutch lawyer Derk Wiersum. On this day, a international solidarity statement signed by 34 organizations including Lawyers for Lawyers was published. Mr. Wiersum, a well-respected lawyer and deputy judge, was shot in broad daylight right outside his house in Amsterdam in the early morning of […]
Seven years since the arrest of Khalil Ma’touq
Today seven years ago, on 2 October 2012, prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his colleague Mohamed Zaza were arrested. Since then, nothing has been heard of them and their whereabouts remain unknown. Ma’touq, director of the Syrian Center for Legal Studies and Research, is a human rights lawyer who has been defending […]
Mohamed El-Baqer arrested
On 29 September 2019, the Egyptian authorities arrested lawyer and human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer in Cairo. The current place of his detention remains unknown. This was reported by Frontline Defenders. Mohamed El-Baqer is an Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender. He is the director of the Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms, which promotes […]
Letter on arrest Mahienour El-Massry
Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned about the arrest of Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender Mahienour El-Massry in Cairo. We expressed these concerns in a letter to the Egyptian authorities. On 22 September 2019, Mahienour El-Massry was arrested by security forces in Cairo. Her arrest seems to be conxnected to her legitimate activities as […]
Side event: Lawyers Under Threat in OSCE Region
Side Event OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meetings Lawyers Under Threat in OSCE Region: Identifying Trends and Finding Solutions *Photo credit: OSCE/Maria Kuchma September 25, 2019 18.15-19.45 Plenary Hall Warsaw National Stadium (PGE Narodowy), GATE 1, 2nd floor Warsaw, Poland Hosted by: American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights Lawyers for Lawyers Council of Bars and […]
Dam tot Damloop 2019 groot succes!
Op zondag 22 september liepen bijna 70 renners de Dam tot Damloop voor Lawyers for Lawyers. Velen van hen droegen een ‘rouwsticker’ ter nagedachtenis aan advocaat Derk Wiersum. De Dam tot Damloop is één van de grootste businesslopen ter wereld. Aan de run van 10 mijl kunnen elk jaar 50.000 mensen meedoen. De ongeëvenaarde sfeer, […]
Oral statement on UPR outcome
On 19 September 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a NGO-submission for the UPR-session of the DRC. The statement […]
Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council
On 18 September 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada delivered a joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of lawyers in the Philippines. The statement was delivered during the General Debate Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. The statement reads as follows: Mr. President, […]
L4L shocked by liquidation of lawyer
Lawyers for Lawyers is shocked by the liquidation of lawyer Derk Wiersum (44). Our thoughts go out to his family members and relatives. Derk Wiersum was shot dead in Amsterdam on 18 September. He was, amongst others, the lawyer of Nabil B., crown witness in the big liquidation case against the criminal organization of Ridouan […]
Joint call by international legal community: Protect Filipino lawyers!
Today, Lawyers for Lawyers together with 151 international and domestic bar associations, other lawyers’ organizations and legal professionals from 49 countries around the world called on the Government of the Philippines to take all necessary measures to stop the attacks against and extrajudicial killings of lawyers and to end the culture of impunity in which […]
Letter on behalf of Veronica Koman
In a joint letter to the Indonesian authorities Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LWRC) expressed concerns about the recent charges filed against Indonesian lawyer Veronica Koman. She is the lawyer of a group of Papuan students mistreated by the police. The charges against her are allegedly related to information she spread […]
Can Tombul released from pre-trial detention
On 12 September 2019 lawyer Can Tombul was released after 1 year and 1,5 month of pre-trial detention. Mr Tombul is a lawyer at the Law Bureau of the Oppressed (EHB). Together with his colleagues mr Tombul represents victims and family members of victims of the bombings / massacres in Ankara and Suruç in 2015. […]
Veysel Ok given a 5-months suspended sentence
On 12 September 2019 lawyer Veysel Ok, co-founder of the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and one of the lawyers shortlisted for the 2019 L4L-award, was given a 5-months suspended sentence by the Istanbul 2nd Penal Court for insulting the Turkish judiciary in a newspaper article in 2015. Journalist Cihan Acar, who wrote and […]
FORWARD & Lawyers for Lawyers: Coming Out Day Event
On International Coming Out Day, FORWARD and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) are organising a special event with guest speakers Michel Togué and Boris Dittrich. Together Michel and Boris will talk about their work, experiences and challenges in the defence of LGBT+-rights. The event will take place on 11 October at 18.00 in the auditorium of […]
