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Nasrin Sotoudeh released on bail after being arrested at funeral of Armita Garavand

Iran

Prominent human rights lawyer and women’s right activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on Sunday 29 October 2023 in Tehran while attending the funeral of 16-year-old Armita Garavand, who passed away a day earlier after nearly a month in coma. After

IBAHRI and L4L concerned over arbitrary lawyer license deprivation of Sahrawi human rights defender, M’hmed Hali

Morocco

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) are concerned over the situation of Saharawi human rights defender M`hamed Hali who has been arbitrarily deprived of his right to practice as a lawyer in the

Joint statement: three years after being charged, three Iranian human rights lawyers’ are set to face trial

Iran

Lawyers for Lawyers has received information that Iranian lawyers Nazanin Salari, Mahmoud Taravtrouy, and Masoud Ahmadian are expected to be tried on 11 November 2023. Together with 10 organisations, L4L issued a solidarity statement before the trial. Human Rights lawyers

NOvA committee: over half election programmes do not fully meet minimum rule of law standards

the Netherlands

The Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) has set up a committee for the upcoming elections to test election programmes on the rule of law. One of the committee members is chair of the L4L board Irma van den Berg. 10 Of

Report: An Analysis of the Indictment against Lawyer Aryen Turan – PEN Norway

Lawyers for Lawyers has written a report for the PEN Norway Turkey Indictment Project. The report is titled “Legal Report on Indictment: Aryen Turan” and examines the flaws of the indictment issued against Turan in 2022 in light of Turkish domestic legislation and

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Yuliya Yurhilevich awarded the Ludovic Trarieux Prize.

Belarus

On September 22, 2023, Yuliya Yurhilevich was awarded the Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize. Yuliya Yurhilevich, 43, is a well-known Belarussian defense attorney who represented political prisoners in political cases brought after the 2020 elections.    About Yuliya Yurhilevich

Oral statement to Human Rights Committee on Iran

Iran

On 9 October, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement on Iran during the 139th session of the Human Rights Committee. During the session, the Committee reviewed Iran’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the

Six Years Since the Arrest of Li Yuhan

China

Today, 9 October 2023, marks the sixth anniversary of the arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer, Li Yuhan. She has been detained in Shenyang City, Liaoning since October 2017. Although her case was tried on 27 October 2021, there is

Iraq: Four years since Ali Jasseb Hattab Al-Heliji has forcibly disappeared

Iraq

Today, Monday 9 October, marks four years since the disappearance of lawyer Ali Jasseb Hattab-Al-Heliji. On 8 October 2019, armed men suspected of belonging to the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) abducted Ali Jaseb Hattab al-Heliji, a lawyer representing arrested protesters,

Prominent Thai Lawyer and Activist Arnon Nampha Sentenced to 4 Years Under Controversial Lese-Majeste Law

Vietnam

Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) is deeply concerned about the recent developments in the case surrounding the prominent Thai activist and human rights lawyer, Arnon Nampha. On 26 September 2023, Arnon Nampha was sentenced to 4 years in prison under Thailand’s

Vietnamese lawyers Dang Dinh Manh, Dao Kim Lan and Nguyen Van Mieng forced to flee their country

Vietnam

Laywers for Lawyers is concerned about the judicial harassment of the Vietnamese lawyers Dang Dinh Manh, Dao Kim Lan and Nguyen Van Mieng. The three lawyers were summoned by the police in the Long An province on suspicion of abusing