Free arbitrarily detained right to health defenders and lawyers in Iran
We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, call for the immediate release of prominent human rights defenders Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mostafa Nili, who have been arbitrarily detained by the Iranian authorities since August 14, 2021. We also call on the international community to urge Iran to end these arbitrary detentions in […]
Recap seminar and 2021 Lawyers for Lawyers Award ceremony
On 18 November 2021, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association hosted the seminar ‘Resilience of Lawyers in Different European Contexts’ and the presentation of the 2021 Lawyers for Lawyers Award in theatre De Rode Hoed in Amsterdam. The Lawyers for Lawyers Award is awarded every two years to a lawyer or group of […]
Joint statement on the suspension of Lin Qilei’s and revocation of Liang Xiaojun’s legal practice licenses
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Human Rights Now, China Change, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Paris Bar Association, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the Taipei Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee express concern about the suspension of the license of lawyer […]
Joint submission SR/IJL regarding report HRC
Lawyers for Lawyers, The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the Paris Bar Association, Human Rights Now, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, and China Change have sent a joint submission on the situation of lawyers in the People’s Republic of China and […]
Russian Federation: Authorities must cease harassment of lawyer Ivan Pavlov
We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the various forms of harassment against lawyer Ivan Pavlov, which have involved multiple violations of his human rights, as well as hindrance of his professional activities. Recently, authorities of the Russian Federation filed a motion to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Ivan Pavlov seeking his disbarment. He was also labelled as […]
Vacature student-stage
Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 februari 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 […]
Trial of Abderraouf Arslane has started
On 30 November 2021, the trial against Algerian lawyer Abderraouf Arslane started. During the hearing the court confirmed the accusations against him and referred his case to the Tebessa criminal court. The next hearing in his case will be held in February or March 2022. Abderraouf Arslane is a prominent lawyer at the Tebessa Bar […]
Letter on the sentencing of Leanid Sudalenka
In a letter, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern about the recent sentencing of Belarusian lawyer Leanid Sudalenka. On 5 February 2021, we previously raised concern about his arrest and detention in a joint letter. Mr. Sudalenka is the Chairman of the Homiel branch of the Viasna Human Rights Centre and 2018 winner of the French […]
Continued detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah
On 19 November 2021, the bail hearing of Hejaaz Hizbullah took place at the Puttalam High Court. During this hearing, the judge stated that the High Court does not have the jurisdiction to grant bail under the PTA, Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act, and additionally pointed towards an inconsistency between the PTA and the […]
Joint statement on the harassment of Edem Semedliaiev
We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the detention, conviction and sentencing of lawyer Edem Semedliaiev from Crimea. On 25 October 2021, Russian police arrested 21 Crimean residents in Simferopol on administrative charges of ‘organizing public assemblies that led to public disorders’ and brought them to the police station. Lawyer Edem Semedliaiev arrived at the […]
Robert Roșu released from prison
Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that Robert Roșu, partner at the law firm Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii in Bucharest, will be released from Rahova prison today after his appeal was admitted by the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The court ruled that all of Roșu’s acts and deeds were carried out in the […]
Joint letter on the ongoing pre-trial detention of Abderraouf Arslane
In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers and seven other signatories, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), express concern about the ongoing pre-trial detention of Algerian lawyer Abderraouf Arslane. Currently, Mr. Arslane is at risk of a life sentence. Mr. Arslane is a prominent lawyer at the Tébessa Bar and a representative […]
Oproep demonstratie Turkse consulaat
Op 16 november 2021 komen advocaten in actie ter ondersteuning van de Turkse advocaten en rechters èn om op te roepen tot onmiddellijke vrijlating van advocaten die vervolgd worden vanwege de uitoefening van hun beroep. Ook u kunt in actie komen. Begin november heeft de FBE (Féderation des Barreaux d’Europe) een resolutie aangenomen waarbij Europese […]
Invitation: seminar and award ceremony 2021 Lawyers for Lawyers Award
Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association would like to cordially invite you to join our seminar ‘Resilience of Lawyers in Different European Contexts’ and the presentation of the 2021 Lawyers for Lawyers Award in theatre de Rode Hoed in Amsterdam on Thursday, 18 November 2021, from 15:00 – 17:45 CET (UTC+1). The theme […]
Four years since the arrest of Selçuk Kozağaçlı
Today, 8 November 2021, it has been exactly four years since the arrest of lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı from Turkey. On the 6 November 2017, Selçuk Kozağaçlı was arrested and charged with “membership of a terrorist organisation”. Two years later, in March 2019, the İstanbul 37th Heavy Penal Courtin Silivri Courthouse convicted him, together with 17 […]
Prison sentence Buzurgmehr Yorov shortened by four years
It has been reported that on 18 October 2021 the lengthy prison sentence of the jailed Tajik lawyer, Buzurgmehr Yorov, was shortened by four years, meaning that he now has 11.5 years left to serve. Apparently this was part of the recent mass amnesty adopted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan’s independence. Yorov is […]
