Alec Muchadehama will attend presentation fifth award
,,Protected by being in the spotlight of human rights monitoring organizations such as Lawyers for Lawyers’’ text: Johan van Uffelen Eight years after receiving the Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) Award, Zimbabwean lawyer Alec Muchadehama is still steadfast in his work. Also during the recent crackdown in Zimbabwe. Even after dictator Mugabe had to clear the field, the situation […]
‘Rule of law more than ever under pressure’
Award-winner Sirikan Charoensiri calls for nominations: “Awareness of the importance of defending human rights, the rule of law and democracy has increased significantly among lawyers, legal practitioners and law students in Thailand since I received the Lawyers for Lawyers (‘L4L’) Award”. Thus, spoke Thai lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri (‘June’), who won the prestigious award in 2017. […]
Joint letter – release Wang Quanzhang
In a joint letter, the International Association of Lawyers (UIA), the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada expressed concerns about the recent conviction and sentencing of lawyer Wang Quanzhang. On 28 January 2019, the Tianjin Municipal No.2 Intermediate People’s Court found […]
Wang Quanzhang sentenced to 4,5 years in prison
On 28 January 2019, the Tianjin Municipal No.2 Intermediate People’s Court found prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang guilty of “subversion of state power” and sentenced him to 4 years and 6 months in prison and 5-year deprivation of political rights. Wang Quanzhang is a human rights lawyer who has a history of taking on […]
L4L joins call for UN action on China
In an open letter sent to heads of government missions to the United Nations in Geneva, Lawyers for Lawyers joined 39 other NGOs to press for a UN resolution to address the deteriorating human rights situation in China. The NGOs call for governments to use the upcoming session of the Human Rights Council (February 25-March […]
Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2019
In honor of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer on 24 January 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers organized three seminars focusing on the extremely difficult situation of lawyers in Turkey. In this way we expressed our support for ‘endangered’ colleagues in Turkey. Lawyer Ramazan Demir: “In Turkey, the Rule of Law does not exist anymore”. Since 2010 […]
Day of the Endangered Lawyer Turkey: Joint statement
Lawyers for Lawyers has joined ten other Bar Associations, Law Societies and Legal Organisations in a joint declaration concerning the breakdown of the rule of law and serious threats against the independence of Judges, Lawyers, and Prosecutors in Turkey. The declaration marks the 9th annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer, and expressed concerns about the increasing attacks against […]
Dag Bedreigde Advocaat – komt allen!
Op 24 januari 2019 vindt de jaarlijkse ‘Dag van de bedreigde advocaat‘ plaats. Dit jaar staat de positie van mensenrechten-advocaten in Turkije centraal. Met een manifestatie in Den Haag en lezingen in Den Haag en Amsterdam. Manifestatie Den Haag 16.00 uur start bij de Turkse ambassade (Jan Evertstraat 15). Vervolgens om 16.20 uur in optocht naar […]
Dag van de Bedreigde Advocaat – manifestatie en lezing
Op 24 januari 2019 vindt de jaarlijkse ‘Dag van de bedreigde advocaat‘ plaats. Dit jaar staat de positie van advocaten in Turkije centraal. Met een manifestatie in Den Haag en lezingen in Den Haag en Amsterdam. Wees erbij! Manifestatie Den Haag Komt allen in toga! Manifestatie bij de Turkse ambassade in Den Haag. Ook zal die […]
Imminent disbarment of Emil Kurbedinov
On 10 January 2019, human rights lawyer Emil Kurbedinov received a letter from the Crimean Directorate of the Ministry of Justice informing him he will be disbarred based on his two previous convictions for administrative offences. This was reported by Frontline Defenders. Emil Kurbedinov is a human rights lawyer working in Crimea. He is actively involved […]
Survey of working conditions lawyers
In June 2018 Lawyers for Lawyers in collaboration with Justice International conducted a survey in Kyrgyzstan among lawyers to determine the most pressing issues faced by advocates and lawyers as a result of their professional activities. A report of this survey is now available. The survey focussed on seven main topics: access to the legal […]
Arrest of lawyer Mohamed Ramadan
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest and detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed Ramadan from Egypt. On 2 January 2019, we called upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Mohamed Ramadan and drop all the charges against him. Mohamed Ramadan is a human rights lawyer who previously worked for the Arabic Network for […]
NOMINATE NOW FOR THE L4L AWARD 2019!
The closing date for submission of nominations is 1 March 2019, 11:59 PM CET. Lawyers for Lawyers wishes you all the best for 2019! This will be a special year for Lawyers for Lawyers, with the first lustrum edition of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award on 23 May as one of the highlights. The Lawyers for Lawyers Award aims […]
Trial against Wang Quanzhang
The trial against human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang started on 26 December 2018, the day after Christmas day. At the end of the day, the official website of the No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court of Tianjin posted a short announcement that the case’s verdict would be handed down at a later date. This was reported by […]
Lawyer Mikhail Benyash indicted
On 12 december 2018, lawyer Mikhail Benyash has been indicted. He is being charged with the ‘the use of violence against a representative of the authority not dangerous to health’ under article 318(1) of the Russian Criminal Code and faces up to five years in prison. On 6 December 2018 the other charge against Benyash […]
Dag bedreigde advocaat Den Haag: Lezing met Ruken Gulagaci
Samen met Lawyers for Lawyers organiseert de Jonge Balie Den Haag op 24 januari van 17.00-18.00 uur een lezing. Ruken Gulagaci, advocaat uit Turkije, komt spreken. klik hier om je aan te melden (HELAAS VOL) Donderdag 24 januari 2019 is de jaarlijkse ‘Dag van de bedreigde advocaat’. Dit jaar staat deze dag in het teken van […]
