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Joint Statement on the Ongoing Harassment of Algerian Lawyer Mourad Zenati

Algeria

Lawyers for Lawyers, SHOAA for Human Rights, the Law Society of England and Wales, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute express grave concern regarding the arbitrary travel restrictions imposed on Algerian human rights lawyer Mourad Zenati, which is

Chinese human rights lawyer’s situation worsens: Xu Zhiyong must be released

China

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales (‘the Law Society’), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Asian Lawyers Network, the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute, 29 Principles, The Rights Practice, and the Council of

Joint statement on the arrest and detention of lawyer Bedirhan Sarsılmaz

Türkiye

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights, Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe, and the Law Society of England and Wales express their grave concern about the arrest and detention of lawyer

Joint Statement on the sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyers Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan

China

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with five other human rights and lawyers’ rights organisations, has issued a statement condemning the sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan. We believe they are being targeted for their

Joint Statement on the ongoing Arbitrary Detention of Egyptian lawyer Hoda Abdelmonem

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers, the FreeHoda Campaign and other human rights and lawyers’ organisations, express grave concern for the ongoing arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdelmonem. For over six years Hoda has been detained on fabricated charges,

Joint intervention on the Detention of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei

On 21 October 2024, L4L and partners expressed grave concern over the arrest and detention of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei in a joint intervention letter to the Chinese authorities. The letter reads as follows: Your Excellency, The Law Society

Statement on the arbitrary arrest and detention of Sudanese lawyer Montaser Abdullah

Sudan

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Institute for the Rule of Law of the International Association of Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, the Sudanese Defenders Center

Oral Statement at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

On 4 October 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement on the situation of lawyers across the OSCE region. The statement was delivered during the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. The statement reads as follows: Lawyers play a vital

Ongoing trial of Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

On 23 September, Lawyers for Lawyers  sent a public letter to the recently appointed Attorney General in Sri Lanka, expressing concerns about the ongoing trial against lawyer and human rights defender Hejaaz Hizbullah, a minority rights advocate and legal counsel

Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council on the Russian Federation

Russian Federation

On 23 September 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers, The International Bar Association, and Lawyers’ Rights watch Canada, delivered an oral statement during the interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Russian Federation. The dialogue took place during the 57th

Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council on Venezuela

Venezuela

On 20 September 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and the Law Society of England and Wales, delivered an oral statement during the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic

Joint CCPR submission to UN Human Rights Committee on Türkiye 

Türkiye

On 16 September 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), submitted a second report on Türkiye’s implementation of the International