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Lawyers for Lawyers

Lawyers for Lawyers stands up for lawyers who are threatened or are hindered in their work. We support them to fulfill their role as essential agents of the administration of justice. We commit ourselves to preventing and putting a stop to the prosecution, confinement and disappearance of lawyers.

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4 December 2019

Vacature student-stage

Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 februari 2020 Wil jij het verschil maken voor bedreigde advocaten die opkomen voor de rechten van anderen? Wil jij leren hoe een NGO werkt en een netwerk opbouwen met advocaten van kleine en grote kantoren?

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4 December 2019

Victoria case in Myanmar

Myanmar

The cases of the lawyers U Khin Maung Zaw and Daw Su Darli Aung from Myanmar were brought to the attention of Lawyers for Lawyers. U Khing Maung Zaw and Daw Su Darli Aung jointly defend a defendant in a

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4 December 2019

The Victoria case in Myanmar

Myanmar

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4 December 2019

We are all Tahir Elçi

Turkey

‘‘We are all Tahir Elçi’’ was repeatedly enunciated during the commemoration of the death of Turkish lawyer Tahir Elçi. On the 28th of November 2019, Turkish lawyers, held a commemoration for their colleague Tahir Elçi in front of the court

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Consultative status

Lawyers for Lawyers has been granted the special consultative status by the UN Economic and Social Council, also known as the ECOSOC status. The status gives us the right to participate in meetings of the Council, its functional commissions and other subsidiary bodies.