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L4L and FTW monitor hearings in two trials

Türkiye

On Tuesday 22 November 2016, the criminal trial of  12 lawyers,  almost all of whom are members of the OHD, the Association of Lawyers for Liberty, continued. All these lawyers are accused  of involvement in terrorist activities. Lawyers from Lawyers for

Surprising developments in the KCK case

Türkiye

On 14 November 2016, observers from Lawyers for Lawyers, Fair Trial Watch and a representative of 11 regional Dutch Bar Associations again attended a hearing in the KCK case – the case against 46 lawyers who are accused of being

Arrest and provisional release of Levent Pişkin

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers is very concerned about the continues harassment of lawyers in Turkey in connection to their legitimate activities as attorneys. Last Monday, police arrested lawyer Levent Pişkin after he allegedly conveyed messages from one of his clients to

Harassment of lawyer

Azerbaijan

Elchin Sadigov, a lawyer from Azerbaijan, was subjected to innuendo and threats. According to Freedom House, this mistreatment was connected to the lawyers’ professional activities. On 3 November 2016, a media outlet posted articles accusing human rights lawyer Elchin Sadigov

Concluding observations UN Human Rights Committee

Azerbaijan

In October 2016, the UN Human Rights Committee reviewed Azerbaijan’s compliance with its international human rights obligations. Last week, the Committee issued the concluding observations of this review. Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the recommendation in which the Committee calls on the Azerbaijani authorities

Charges against Sirikan Charoensiri

Thailand

Lawyers for Lawyers has grave concerns about the prosecution of Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri. The charges against her appear to relate to the circumstances surrounding Ms. Charoensiri’s provision of legal aid to 14 student activists, who were arrested

Burundi Four lawyers face disbarment

Lawyers Armel Niyongere, Lambert Nigarura, Dieudonné Bashirahishize and Vital Nshimirimana, are seriously threatened in the exercise of their profession, since the Burundi authorities have requested the disbarment of these lawyers. The four lawyers were involved in drafting a report on

Lawyers sentenced to 23 and 21 years in prison

Tajikistan

On 6 October 2016, the Dushanbe City Court sentenced lawyers Buzurgmehr Yorov and Nuriddin Makhkamov to 23 and 21 years in prison. The lawyers were sentenced on a number of charges, including “arousing national, racial, local or religious hostility”, extremism, fraud

Petition to International Association of Prosecutors

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with a large coalition of organizations, has made an appeal to the International Association of Prosecutors to take the necessary steps to ensure that they comply with the Standards of Professional Responsibility and the Statement of

Joint statement for release of Khalil Ma’touq

Syria

On 4 October 2016, 31 organizations, including Lawyers for Lawyers, called for the immediate release of Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant, Mohamed Thatha. The two men disappeared four years ago, on 2 October 2012. Ma’touq, director of the Syrian

UPR report

Indonesia

On 21 September, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of Indonesia. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Indonesian authorities do not always uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of the legal profession in

Concerns about arrest lawyer Jamshed Yorov

Tajikistan

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest and detention of lawyer Jamshed Yorov. We have reason to belief that his arrest is connected to his legitimate activities as attorney, and shared our concerns in a letter to the Tajik