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NGOs Call on Governments & Lao Authorities to Ensure the Immediate Release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei

China

Lao authorities have reportedly arrested and detained well-known Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei since 28 July 2023. We are gravely concerned that he is at serious risk of forced repatriation to China where he faces the high likelihood of

Letter to the authorities of Azerbaijan about the situation of lawyer Elchin Sadigov

Azerbaijan

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the suspension of the bar license of Mr. Elchin Sadigov as of 6 July 2023. Mr. Sadigov is a prominent lawyer at the Bar Association of Azerbaijan. As part of his work, he defended

Concerns about the heinous attack on human rights defender Aleksandr Nemov

Russian Federation

We are deeply concerned with the recent heinous attack on human rights lawyer Aleksandr Nemov, who was attacked alongside journalist Elena Milashina in Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia, on July 4, 2023. This attack is a clear manifestation of the ongoing

Statement on the sentencing of Buzurgmehr Yorov to an additional ten years

Tajikistan

Freedom Now and Lawyers for Lawyers strongly condemn the sentencing of Buzurgmehr Yorov on July 10 to an additional ten years in prison on charges of alleged fraud in a joint statement. We call for all charges against Yorov to

Egyptian lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer receives presidential pardon

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that Mohammed El-Baqer, an Egyptian human rights defender and lawyer and Director of Adalah Centre for Rights and Freedoms, received a presidential pardon on 19 July 2023 in criminal case 1228 of 2021. Mr.

‘709 Crackdown 2.0’: Global call against China’s renewed crackdown on human rights lawyers

China

Lawyers for Lawyers, joined by a large group of international organisations, Bar Associations, legal scholars, and Chinese human rights defenders, calls for urgent global attention to the new wave of repression against Chinese human rights lawyers in a joint statement.

Concerns over death threat against Colombian human rights lawyer Adil Meléndez Marquez

Colombia

Adil José Meléndez Marquez is a prominent Colombian human rights lawyer. He is one of the few lawyers in the country working on land restitution cases, and the prosecution of the (para)military in the northern Bolivar region. He also represents

Concerns over the designation of Russian lawyer Ilya Novikov as ‘foreign agent’ and his disbarment

Russian Federation

On June 16, the Russian human rights lawyer Ilya Novikov was stripped of his license to practice law by the Chamber of Attorneys of Moscow. Allegedly ‘indecent behavior leading to disruption of trust’ led to the decision. This was based

Statement on the arbitrary arrest of Georgian lawyer Eduard Marikashvili

Georgia

Georgian lawyer and human rights defender Eduard Marikashvili has been arrested during a demonstration in front of the parliament building in Tblisi, Georgia. He was arrested for hooliganism and disobedience of legal order of the police under articles 166 and

Joint statement ongoing trial Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

Lawyers for Lawyers, the Bar Human Rights Committee, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee (IBAHRI), International Commission of Jurists, the Law Society of England and Wales, and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and

Statement on the arrest of Gülhan Kaya and the arrest warrants against Sezin Uҁar, Özlem Gümüstaş and Kader Tunҁ

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest of lawyers Gülhan Kaya on 10 June 2023 in Izmir. We are also concerned about the arrest warrants that have been issued against Sezin Uҁar, Özlem Gümüstaş and Kader Tunҁ. Picture by

Statement on the Situation of Venezuelan Human Rights Lawyer Venus Faddoul

Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Venezuela. Venezuelan lawyers continue to be persecuted by various means such as threats, harassment, prosecution, and surveillance simply for performing their professional duties. The threats and