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The right to practice law, freely and without fear of persecution. For every lawyer, in every corner of the world. As an independent and non-political network, Lawyers for Lawyers stands up for our peers when the right to practice their profession is under threat. Because their rights are also our rights. Together we defend the rule of law.

In 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers campaigned for at least 198 lawyers in 38 countries.
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15 November 2024

Joint statement: the harassment of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Rustem Kyamilev and Lilia Hemedzhy needs to end

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers and partners strongly condemn the violent raid on 7 November on the home of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Lilia Hemedzhy and Rustem Kyamilev, resulting in the arbitrary arrest and detention of

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13 November 2024

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

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13 November 2024

Vacancy internship Access to Justice Campaign 24 hours/wk

Do you want to make a difference for targeted lawyers standing up for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you eager to learn about campaign planning and advocacy while building a network with international lawyers? And do you want

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8 November 2024

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

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8 November 2024

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

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5 November 2024

Defying the Odds: Lawyer Battling discriminatory Laws and Social Stigma towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Nigeria

Nigeria

For both his safety and that of his clients, the lawyer featured in this interview has asked to remain anonymous. The name “Mr. Stone” used throughout the article is therefore an alias.    Championing Justice: Mr. Stone’s Commitment to Human

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5 November 2024

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

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31 October 2024

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,

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