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17 april 2024

Joint statement on the detention of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan

China

Lawyers for Lawyers and 29 other civil society organisations have issued a joint statement expressing their grave concern regarding the detention of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan. 13 April marks the first anniversary of

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3 april 2024

Ongoing updates on legal proceedings against Claudia Gonzalez Orellana: a closer look

Guatemala

Claudia González Orellana Claudia González received the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2023 for her work as a prominent human rights lawyer in Guatemala and her work as a former representative of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG),

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21 februari 2024

Adil Meléndez Márquez Loses Security Detail Following Prestigious Award Win

Colombia

On January 23, 2024, Colombian lawyer Adil José Meléndez Marquez was honored with the Sir Henry Brooke Award by the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk, following a nomination from Lawyers for Lawyers. This prestigious accolade recognizes legal practitioners or human

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31 januari 2024

Lawyers for Lawyers’ Letter Supporting Arnon Nampa’s Defense and Bail Application to the Criminal Court

Thailand

Lawyers for Lawyers has recently sent a letter to the Thai Criminal Court in support of the defense and bail application of Arnon Nampa, a renowned Thai human rights lawyer. The letter outlines the deep concerns regarding Nampa’s conviction, highlighting

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18 januari 2024

Joint Statement on the continued harassment of Russian lawyer Aleksey Ladin

Russian Federation

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & Human Rights, the Union of International Lawyers’ Institute for The Rule of Law, the International Bar Association’s

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11 januari 2024

Upcoming Hearing for Human Rights Lawyer Claudia González Orellana on January 15, 2024

Guatemala

Claudia González Orellana, human rights lawyer from Guatemala and recipient of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2023, faces a pivotal hearing on January 15, 2024. Ms. González was detained on August 28, 2023, due to her work as a former

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30 december 2023

Tortured and unlawfully imprisoned: Lawyers for Lawyers demands justice for Maksim Znak

Belarus

Lawyers for Lawyers joins the campaign to demand an end to the torture of Maksim Znak, a Belarusian lawyer who was arbitrarily detained in 2020. He was ultimately sentenced to 10 years in prison for carrying out his professional activities

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20 december 2023

Continued Arbitrary Detention of Dr. Mohammad Al-Roken: A Call to Release Unjustly Detained Lawyers amid COP28 in the UAE

United Arab Emirates

As COP28 comes to an end on December 13th in the UAE, at Expo City Dubai, Lawyers for Lawyers reflects on the situation of prominent academic, constitutional law teacher and human rights lawyer Dr.Mohammal Al-Roken. Despite completing his sentence in

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20 december 2023

Three Defence Lawyers of Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny have been Arrested and included in the List of Extremists

Russian Federation

Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned about the arbitrary arrest, detention and designation as extremists and terrorists of Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin, and Alexey Liptser, defence lawyers of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. [1] The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of

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9 december 2023

10 Years since the disappearance of Razan Zaitouneh

Syria

Today, December 9, 2023, marks ten years since the disappearance of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh. Together with her husband and two colleagues, Razan Zaitouneh disappeared on December 9, 2013 in Douma after a group of armed men stormed the office of

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21 november 2023

Lawyer Claudia González has been granted conditional release after spending 81 days in custody

Guatemala

  After 81 days in detention, Guatemalan lawyer Claudia Gonzáles Orellana was released on house arrest on November 16th. Ms. González received the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2023 for her work as a prominent human rights lawyer in Guatemala

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11 november 2023

Li Yuhan received a 6.5-Year verdict amid health struggles

China

On October 25, 2023, the Heping District Court in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, pronounced human rights lawyer Li Yuhan guilty of charges including “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “fraud.” She was subsequently sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. Affectionately referred

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