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Invitation – Joint event on 28 October: Lawyers’ free speech in Turkey

Lawyers for Lawyers cordially invites you to the event ‘Voices Under Fire: The Criminalisation of Lawyers’ Free Speech and Kurdish Defense Rights’ which will take place on Monday 28 October at 17:30 at the UvA. This event is organised in

OSCE side event – Addressing attacks on lawyers and the rule of law in Turkey: a profession on trial

Türkiye

4 October 2024  16:00-17:00   On Friday, 4 October, Lawyers for Lawyers will be hosting a side-event at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw entitled ‘Addressing Attacks on Lawyers and the Rule of Law in Turkey: A Profession on Trial’. For

Lawyers for Lawyers launches Access to Justice Campaign

In recent years, Lawyers for Lawyers has received many reports about harassment from lawyers representing clients with an LGBTIQ+ identity or are perceived as such. Around the world, lawyers are being threatened because of their work on these cases. To

Save the date 16 May 2024: Seminar ‘Law as an Instrument for Change: Advancing LGBTQI+ Rights in Court and Beyond’

Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association would like to cordially invite you to join the seminar ‘Law as an Instrument for Change: Advancing LGBTQI+ Rights in Court and Beyond’ in theatre de Rode Hoed in Amsterdam on Thursday,

Recap Speaker Tour with lawyer from the Philippines: Czarina Musni

Philippines

From 18 to 22 March, Lawyers for Lawyers organized a Speaker Tour with Czarina, a human rights lawyer from the Philippines. As part of the Speaker Tour, Czarina and Lawyers for Lawyers spoke to lawyers from the law firms Vondst

Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2024 – Iran

Iran

On 24 January 2024, the fourteenth edition of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer will take place. This year’s edition focuses on the extremely difficult situation of lawyers in Iran. Lawyers for Lawyers is co-organizing multiple events in the context

Ebru Timtik Award 2023 laureates

Mexico

On 14 June, the Award Ceremony of the #EbruTimtikAward took place in Mexico-City which was presented to 2023 laureates Ana Yeli Pérez Garrido and Alicia de los Ríos Merino from Mexico. On International Fair Trial Day, promoted by more than

The Hague Young Bar Association raises €8032,50 for Lawyers for Lawyers

The Hague Young Bar Association has raised €8032,50 for Lawyers for Lawyers through their annual ”Hapweg” auction. On 21 July 2023, the The Hague Young Bar Association organized a barbecue and auction to raise money for Lawyers for Lawyers. The

International Fair Trial Day Event on 14 June 2023

Mexico

Lawyers for Lawyers is happy to share the program for the event on 14 June 2023 for the third International Fair Trial Day. The focus country of this year’s International Fair Trial Day is Mexico. Time: 10:00 – 18:00 CST

Seminar and award ceremony 11 May 2023

Save The Date: 11 May 2023 Seminar and award ceremony 2023 Lawyers for Lawyers Award Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association organise a seminar on ‘Lawyer-client Confidentiality in a Digitalized Society’ in theatre de Rode Hoed in Amsterdam on Thursday, 11 May 2023, from 15:30