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Event at Consulate in honor of L4L Award for Selçuk Kozağaçlı

Türkiye

On 10 July 2019 the Dutch consulate in Istanbul hosted a special event in honor of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award given to lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı from Turkey. Kozağaçlı, who is currently serving a long prison sentence in Turkey, has

Presentation Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019

Türkiye

Minister opens Award ceremony 2019 “Independent position of lawyers under increasing pressure” In the presence of more than 200 people, including many lawyers from home and abroad, Serife Ceren Uysal received the fifth Lawyers for Lawyers Award on 23 May

Training “Effective advocacy at UN Human Rights Mechanisms”

Russian Federation

The Institute for Law and Public Policy (ILPP) has invited Lawyers for Lawyers to jointly give a training course in Moscow concerning “Effective advocacy at the United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms”. The training will take place from 19-20 April 2019.

Report Caravana mission 2018

Colombia

The International Caravana of Jurists travelled to Colombia at the beginning of September 2018, to ascertain the impact that the peace process has had on the work of human rights lawyers and the dynamics of the conflict. A report of

Presentation Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019

On Thursday 23 May 2019, the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019 will be presented in Amsterdam. This will be the fifth award ceremony of the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers Award. Prior to this ceremony a very interesting seminar will be held.

Side event: Freedom of expression in China

China

UNCENSORED: A CONVERSATION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN CHINA 13 March 2019 13h30-14h30 Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva In November 2018, China underwent its Universal Periodic Review and received many recommendations on freedom of expression, both online and off. This

Is there Peace in Colombia?

Colombia

International Caravana Report Launch On 25 March, the report of the Sixth International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia will be launched in London. Ron Rosenhart, who joined the mission on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers, will speak during the event.

Demonstration and seminar in The Hague

Egypt

On 24 January 2018 several dozens of lawyers demonstrated in front of the courthouse of The Hague as part of the eighth annual “Day of the Endangered Lawyer”, which this year focused on lawyers in Egypt. The purpose of this

HDIM 2017 Side event: Lawyers Need Legal Protections too

The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2017 (HDIM) “Lawyers Need Legal Protections too: Human Rights Lawyers Working in Challenging Environments” Warsaw National Stadium (PGE Narodowy), Aleja Poniatowskiego 1, GATE 1, 2nd floor September 20, 2017, Room 1, 13:15-14:45 Refreshments will be

MBBI Peace Conference

On 5 and 6 October, a two-day conference organized by Stichting Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) will take place in in the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands. The two-day conference is all about sharing inclusive dialogues on MBBI’s

Human Rights Tulip 2017 Vote now!

The Human Rights Tulip is an award of the Dutch government, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for courageous human rights defenders who promote and support human rights in innovative ways. This year, three human rights lawyers are among