UPR submission Egypt
On 28 March 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of Egypt. This review will take place in October/November 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Egyptian authorities do not always uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of the legal profession in practice, as set out in the […]
Pre-session Democratic Republic of the Congo
In March 2019 Anne-Marie Verwiel en Irma van den Berg attended the pre-session organized by UPR-Info on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In October 2018 Lawyers for Lawyers and Défense de la Défense jointly submitted a UPR-report on the situation of lawyers in DRC. Irma and Anne-Marie travelled to Geneva […]
L4L submits report for UPR Iran
On 28 March 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This review will take place in October/November 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Iranian authorities do not always uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of the legal profession in practice, as […]
Report Caravana mission 2018
The International Caravana of Jurists travelled to Colombia at the beginning of September 2018, to ascertain the impact that the peace process has had on the work of human rights lawyers and the dynamics of the conflict. A report of the mission is now available. Since 2008, the Caravana has organised six international biannual delegations […]
18 Lawyers sentenced to long prison terms
On 20 March 2019, the Istanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court in Silivri Court House sentenced 18 lawyers to prison sentences between 3 years and 2 months and 19 years. The lawyers, from Halkın Hukuk Bürosu (HHB, Peoples’ Law Office) and Ҫağdaş Hukukçular Derneği (ҪHD, Progressive Lawyers Association), were arrested in September and November 2017. Six of […]
Concerns over arrests lawyers
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrests of several lawyers in Egypt. We expressed these concerns in a letter to the Egyptian authorities. According to public reports, members of the Nasr City Police Investigation Department and the National Security Agency have conducted a mass arrest campaign, rounding up at least 40 human rights workers, […]
Presentation Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019
On Thursday 23 May 2019, the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019 will be presented in Amsterdam. This will be the fifth award ceremony of the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers Award. Prior to this ceremony a very interesting seminar will be held. So please save the date and register for this event! The seminar will be organized […]
Joint letter on behalf of Adil Melendez
In a joint letter Lawyers for Lawyers, the Colombian Caravana, the Foundation of the Spanish National Bar Association, the International Observatory of Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada expressed concerns about the withdrawal of security measures from Adil Meléndez. Adil Jose Meléndez Marquez is a prominent Colombian human rights lawyer. He is one of the few […]
Statement before UN Committee review Viet Nam
On 11 and 12 March 2019, lawyer Otto Volgenant attended the review by the United Nations Human Rights Committee of Viet Nam on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers and he was on the agenda to deliver an oral statement to inform the Committee about the situation of lawyers in Viet Nam. During the review, the Committee […]
15 years since disappearance Somchai Neelapaijit
Fifteen years ago, Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit disappeared and he is currently still missing. Until now, no perpetrators have been held accountable for his disappearance. Somchai disappeared on 12 March 2004, one day after he had publicly accused the police of torturing his clients, who were in detention in the South of Thailand. Since […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed for 38 years
Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, has reportedly been handed a new sentence of 33 years in prison and 148 lashes. The sentence, reported on her husband Reza Khandan’s Facebook page on 11 March, brings her total sentence to 38 years in prison. Earlier, she had been sentenced in her absence […]
Side event: Freedom of expression in China
UNCENSORED: A CONVERSATION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN CHINA 13 March 2019 13h30-14h30 Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva In November 2018, China underwent its Universal Periodic Review and received many recommendations on freedom of expression, both online and off. This event will elevate the views of civil society actors who are committed to seeing improvements […]
Is there Peace in Colombia?
International Caravana Report Launch On 25 March, the report of the Sixth International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia will be launched in London. Ron Rosenhart, who joined the mission on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers, will speak during the event. The Sixth International Caravana of Jurists saw 20 international lawyers and human rights experts, from sixtcountries, […]
Vacature student medewerker
Vacature Assistent focusgroepen De Stichting Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) zet zich al meer dan 30 jaar in voor advocaten wereldwijd die vervolgd of in hun beroepsuitoefening belemmerd worden. L4Londersteunt onderdrukte advocaten en brengt de positie van deze advocaten onder de aandacht bij nationale en internationale instellingen, organisaties en bij de betrokken autoriteiten. Voor informatie over […]
Jiang Tianyong released – Joint letter
On 28 February, lawyer Jiang Tianyong was released at the end of a two-year jail term. Jiang Tianyong was found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3-year deprivation of political rights on 21 November 2017. Days before his release, Lawyers for Lawyers, together with 33 other organizations, […]
Request disbarment Emil Kurbedinov denied
On 22 February 2019 the Crimean Bar Association decided against the request of the Crimean Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation to disbar Emil Kurbedinov, thereby maintaining his membership. This was reported by Frontline Defenders. Emil Kurbedinov is a human rights lawyer working in Crimea. He is actively involved in defending […]
