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Philippine lawyer Maria Alzate killed in broad daylight

Philippines

Atty. Maria Alzate, a Philippine lawyer known for defending the poor, was killed on Thursday September 14, in Abra province, in the north of the country. In broad daylight, two unidentified assassins on a motorcycle shot her at close range,

Joint Statement to the HRC on restrictions against HR Lawyers in the Russian Federation

Russian Federation

On 9 August 2023, Lawyers for Lawyers, IBAHRI, and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, submitted a statement to the Human Rights Council 54th Session on the Russian Federation’s systemic restrictions and repressive actions against Human Rights Lawyers. The above-mentioned organisations expressed

Zimbabwean lawyers Tapiwa Muchineripi and Doug Coltart arrested

Zimbabwe

L4L is worried about the news of Zimbabwean lawyers Tapiwa Muchineripi and Doug Coltart being arrested in the evening of 4 September. The lawyers were defending their hospitalized clients, before they were arrested on suspicion of obstructing justice. Their clients,

IBAHRI and L4L Statement on the Brutal Assault of Zimbabwean Human Rights Lawyer Obey Shava

Zimbabwe

The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) wish to express their great concern for the well-being of prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Obey Shava, after he was gravely assaulted near his law firm in

The 709-Crackdown, the alarming state of lawyers’ rights in China and Hong Kong, and a new wave of repression

China

Today, 9 July 2023, marks the 8th anniversary of a nationwide campaign using criminal laws and executive controlled courts to silence lawyers and other human rights activists through arbitrary arrests, detentions, convictions, and imprisonment. Starting on 9 July 2015 the

Interview Nihalsing Rathod: ‘Even in prison, Gadling does good things’

India

Indian human rights lawyer Nihalsing Rathod talks about his confrere Surendra Gadling, who has been detained since 2018. ‘He is a legend.’ ‘I am an ex-criminal,’ says lawyer Nihalsing Rathod with irony in a Zoom interview, ‘I belong to a

Joint statement on Chinese lawyer Li Heping

China

We are deeply concerned about the recent interception of Chinese human rights lawyer Li Heping and his family, who were prevented from leaving the country by border police at Chengdu’s Tianfu International Airport on June 9th. They were subjected to

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Letter on ongoing trial Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

On 8 May 2023, Lawyers for Lawyers has sent a letter to the Attorney General of Sri Lanka to express our concern about the ongoing trial of lawyer and human rights defender Hejaaz Hizbullah. Hejaaz Hizbullah is a minority rights

Report: Lawyer-Client Confidentiality in a Digitalized Society

Lawyers for Lawyers has launched the report “Lawyer-Client Confidentiality in a Digitalized Society”. The report reflects on the worrisome trend of infringements of the legal professional privilege and confidentiality (LPPC), particularly in the context of digital communications. The principle of

Statement at the occasion of Lawyers Day in Turkey

Türkiye

As we have done several times before, on 5 April – Lawyers Day in Turkey – Lawyers for Lawyers takes the opportunity to strongly condemn the ongoing crackdown against lawyers in Turkey. The last year again was a year in

Concerns about Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill

On 21 March 2023, the Ugandan parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2023. The Bill is claimed to “protect the traditional family” and introduces severe punishments for “homosexual acts”. It even introduced the death penalty. Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned