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Venezuela Harassment of lawyer

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has expressed concerns about the alleged ongoing harassment of Juan Carlos Gutiérrez in Venezuela as he carries out his professional duties as defence lawyer for Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López. On 25

Lawyer Zhang Kai released

China

On 23 March 2016, lawyer Zhang Kai was released by the Chinese authorities after being detained for seven months. The reasons for his sudden release are not known. Zhang Kai, better known as the lawyer of the Chinese churches, disappeared

Lawyer Yuri Grabovski killed

Ukraine

On 25 March 2016, police discovered the body of Ukrainian lawyer Yuri Grabovski. The lawyer was reportedly found shot and buried near the Kiev-Odessa main route. Yuri Grabovski had been acting as the defence lawyer in a high profile and

Court rules in favour of lawyer

Kazakhstan

The Appeals Collegium of the Almaty City Court decided on 18 April 2016  that demands from the investigative authorities to a lawyer to testify as a witness in a case in which she represented a client, were contrary to the

Call for release of ‘Douma Four’ on birthday of Razan Zaitouneh

Syria

To mark the birthday of missing human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouneh, today a large amount of organizations, including Lawyers for Lawyers, called for her immediate release, as well as that of her colleagues Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and Wa’el Hamada.

Letter to U.S. President Obama

Vietnam

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with 18 organizations, called on the President of the U.S. to use talks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to urge Viet Nam to release political prisoners, repeal laws that criminalize the exercise of internationally protected rights and cease harassment of

Sedition investigations against four lawyers

Malaysia

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the initiation of sedition investigations against four lawyers of the Malaysian Bar: Karen Cheah, Hector Fernandez, Francis Pereira and Shanmugam Ramasam. On 19 March 2016, a motion was tabled at the Annual General Meeting

Lawyers for Lawyers 30 years!

This year, Lawyers for Lawyers celebrates its 30th anniversary. In the past 30 years we have campaigned for countless lawyers, monitored trials, been on fact-finding missions and written many letters. Unfortunately the situation of lawyers has deteriorated in many countries during

Lawyer Alldo Fellix Januardy attacked

Indonesia

Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) are concerned about the physical attack on lawyer Alldo Fellix Januardy from Indonesia. Alldo Fellix Januardy was attacked following his effort to negotiate a suspension of the plan to forcefully evict

Send lawyers Ramazan Demir and Ayşe Acinikli a postcard in prison!

Türkiye

After the initial arrest and release of nine lawyers in Istanbul between 16 – 19 March 2016, new arrest warrants were issued against four of them on 22 March. On April 6, lawyers Ramazan Demir and Ayşe Acinikli were re-arrested.

Thailand-blog Looking back on Thailand’s UPR pre-session

Thailand

By Karin Monster Geneva, Wednesday, March 30th. Getting up early in the morning and heading to Thailand’s “Universal Periodic Review” (UPR) pre-session with L4L’s representative, Milena Latuputty. During this session, Thailand’s current human rights situation will be reviewed in the

Lawyers Ramazan Demir and Ayşe Acinikli detained again

Türkiye

After the initial arrest and release of nine lawyers in Istanbul between 16 – 19 March 2016, new arrest warrants were issued against four of them on 22 March 2016. Two lawyers were re-arrested immediately after and were released a