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We are all Tahir Elçi

Türkiye

”We are all Tahir Elçi” was repeatedly enunciated during a commemoration in front of the Bakırköy Courthouse in Istanbul of prominent human rights lawyer and president of the Bar Association of Diyarbakır, Tahir Elçi. Elçi was murdered 4 years ago,

Preventive detention Mahienour El-Massry prolonged

Egypt

On 18 November 2019, the the Supreme Public Prosecution again prolonged the preventive detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry for an additional fifteen days, for “investigative purposes”. Mahienour El-Massry is a prominent human rights lawyer known for her

Kumaravadivel Guruparan barred from practicing law

Sri-Lanka

On 9 November 2019 Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Kumaravadivel Guruparan was informed by the Jaffna University Council that he is no longer allowed to practice as a lawyer before the courts of Sri Lanka. The decision was made by

Advocacy charter Egypt

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers in Egypt with regard to the  Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt. In March 2019 Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report

Lawyer shot and injured

the Netherlands

On 6 November 2019, another shocking incident involving a Dutch lawyer occurred. Philippe Schol, a lawyer working in Enschede, was shot and seriously injured by unknown assailants just across the border in Germany. An investigation into the incident and possible links

Seven years since the arrest of Khalil Ma’touq

Syria

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

Mohamed El-Baqer arrested

Egypt

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

L4L geschokt door liquidatie advocaat

Lawyers for Lawyers is geschokt door de liquidatie van advocaat Derk Wiersum (44). Onze gedachten gaan uit naar zijn nabestaanden en familie. Derk Wiersum werd op 18 september in Amsterdam in de uitoefening van zijn beroep doodgeschoten. Hij was onder meer de advocaat van

New executive director, new president of the board

Lawyers for Lawyers is thrilled to announce the appointment of Sophie de Graaf as executive director of the organization. Irma van den Berg is the new president of the board. As of 1 September, Sophie de Graaf is the new

Charges dropped against Sirikan Charoensiri

Thailand

On 27 August 2019, Thai human rights lawyer and laureate of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2017 Sirikan ‘June’ Charoensiri was informed at the Chanasongkram Police Station that the Attorney General had issued a non-prosecution order in one case against

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Today, 30 August, marks the UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. In recognition of the challenges that victims of enforced disappearance and their families face Lawyers for Lawyers would like to draw attention to the cases of

ECHR ruling in Magnitskiy case

Russian Federation

On 27 August 2019 the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Russia in the case of lawyer Sergey Magnitskiy. The court stated that multiple rights of Magnitskiy were violated and that the poor medical treatment he received led to