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2 January 2022

Advocacy charter Venezuela

Venezuela

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers in Venezuela with regard to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Venezuela. In

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23 December 2021

Joint statement on upcoming trials of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong

China

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Human Rights Now draw attention to the upcoming trials of lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong for charges of “subverting state power”. The trials are

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22 December 2021

Colombia: Ensure protection from death threats for lawyers of CCAJAR

Colombia

In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Colombian Caravana, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, and the Law Society of England and Wales express concern about the

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22 December 2021

LOIPR Turkey: Call to ensure engagement with UNHRC

Türkiye

On 3 August 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee adopted the list of issues prior to the submission of the second periodic of Turkey. Earlier this year, Lawyers for Lawyers filed a submission on the list of issues prior

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20 December 2021

Mohamed El-Baqer sentenced to 4 years in prison

Egypt

Today, on 20 December 2021 Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanour Court issued its verdict in Case No. 1228/2021 of Mohamed El-Baqer. Lawyers for Lawyers was informed that Mohamed El-Baqer has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for “spreading false

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17 December 2021

Statement: global legal community stands in solidarity with Mohamed el-Baqer

Egypt

We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with Egyptian lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer as he awaits his verdict on baseless criminal charges on December 20, 2021, following years of reprisal by the Egyptian state. We call

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10 December 2021

Letter on the continued detention of Mohamed El-Baqer

Egypt

In a letter, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern about the the continued detention of the Egyptian lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer. Mr. El Baqer is is a lawyer and human rights defender in Egypt. He is the director of the Adalah Center

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9 December 2021

Eight years since disappearance Razan Zaitouneh

Syria

Today, 9 December 2018, marks eight years since the disappearance of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh. Together with her husband and two colleagues, Razan Zaitouneh disappeared on 9 December 2013 in Douma, after a group of armed men stormed the office of

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9 December 2021

Free arbitrarily detained right to health defenders and lawyers in Iran

Iran

We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, call for the immediate release of prominent human rights defenders Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mostafa Nili, who have been arbitrarily detained by the Iranian authorities since August 14, 2021. We

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1 December 2021

Trial of Abderraouf Arslane has started

Algeria

On 30 November 2021, the trial against Algerian lawyer Abderraouf Arslane started. During the hearing the court confirmed the accusations against him and referred his case to the Tebessa criminal court. The next hearing in his case will be held

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25 November 2021

Continued detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

On 19 November 2021, the bail hearing of Hejaaz Hizbullah took place at the Puttalam High Court. During this hearing, the judge stated that the High Court does not have the jurisdiction to grant bail under the PTA, Sri Lanka’s

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23 November 2021

Robert Roșu released from prison

Romania

Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that Robert Roșu, partner at the law firm Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii in Bucharest, will be released from Rahova prison today after his appeal was admitted by the High Court of Cassation and Justice.

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