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Lawyers for Lawyers contribution to the EESC report on the rule of law in the Netherlands.

the Netherlands

On 7 and 8 February 2024, six members of the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) visited the Netherlands under the auspices of the Ad hoc group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law (FRRL). The delegation met with

Submission to the Committee against Torture’s review of Turkey at its 80th Session, 8-16 July 2024

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and The Human Rights Implementation Centre (HRIC) submitted written information to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the fifth periodic

Fall student internship application 24hrs/week (October-February)

Do you want to make a difference for endangered lawyers standing up for the rights of others? Do you want to learn how an NGO works and build a network with lawyers from small and large firms? And do you

Joint Statement over upcoming hearing in the case of M’hamed Hali’s arbitrary legal licence denial

Morocco

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute, Front Line Defenders, the International Service for Human Rights and NOVACT express their concerns over the situation of Sahrawi human rights defender M`hamed Hali, who has been arbitrarily deprived of

International Fair Trial Day and the Ebru Timtik Award 2024 laureates

Philippines

On 14 June, the fourth Award Ceremony of the #EbruTimtikAward took place in Manila. Where the award was presented to National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL). On International Fair Trial Day, promoted by more than a hundred lawyers’ organisations around

Submission to UN Human Rights Committee – 4th period review of India

India

During its 141st session, from 1 July to 23 July 2024, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (‘the Committee’) will examine India’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR or Covenant), in light

Trial observation of the trial against the former president of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, Mehmet Emin Aktar

Türkiye

On 23 May, Lawyers for Lawyers attended a hearing at the 5th High Criminal Court of Diyarbakır, Turkey, in the trial against the former president of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, Mehmet Emin Aktar. Lawyers for Lawyers was represented by a

Joint-Statement on UN experts’ call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyers

Egypt

In a joint-statement, Lawyers for Lawyers and 27 other organizations endorsed the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government about the targeting of human rights lawyers through counter-terrorism legislation, resulting in their

Joint statement on the lack of justice for the unlawful killing of Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elҁi

Türkiye

The undersigned organizations are gravely concerned about the continuing failure to ensure accountability for the unlawful killing of Tahir Elҁi on 28 November 2015, and the lack of due process surrounding the ongoing criminal prosecutions. Tahir Elçi was a prominent

Aan de frontlinie van de rechtsstaat

the Netherlands

Elles Besselsen en Floor Engelbertink zijn beiden migratierechtadvocaat en actief bij stichting Lawyers for Lawyers Met grote verbazing lazen wij in het NRC het redactioneel commentaar “Procederen als dekmantel is onethisch gedrag” van 1 mei 2024 over de onrechtmatige strafrechtelijke

Vacature relatiemanager / fondsenwerver (24 – 32 uur)

Ben jij een (ervaren) fondsenwerver die in op creatieve wijze succesvol de fondsenwervende ambitie van Lawyers for Lawyers op de kaart gaat zetten? Lawyers for Lawyers zet zich in voor een vrije en onafhankelijke advocatuur. Waar dan ook ter wereld.

Joint statement on the detention of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan

China

Lawyers for Lawyers and 29 other civil society organisations have issued a joint statement expressing their grave concern regarding the detention of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan. 13 April marks the first anniversary of