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Ramazan Demir acquitted!

Türkiye

Today, a Turkish court decided to acquit lawyer Ramazan Demir. Lawyers for Lawyers was in Istanbul to observe the hearing in the trial against Demir, and welcomes the decision of the court. Demir had been charged with “insulting or (…) offending

Madani and Eisa released

Sudan

On 9 April, Amin Mekki Medani and Faruq Abu Eisa were released after the Minister of Justice decided to freeze the case against them pursuant to his powers under Article 58 of the 1991 Criminal Procedure Law. Madani is a

Ongoing harassment of lawyer Nguyen Van Dai

Vietnam

Lawyers for Lawyers is very concerned about the ongoing harassment of human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai. Dai was under house arrest in Hanoi since 2011, serving a four-year sentence that was due to end on 5 March 2015. He

Judicial harassment against lawyer Arnon Nampa

Thailand

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the alleged harassment of human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa. Anon Nampa reported to the police on 5 on March 2015. He had been accused of “importing into a computer false information which may damage

Killing of lawyer

Pakistan

On 17 March 2015, lawyer Samiullah Afridi from Pakistan was reportedly shot dead in an attack by unidentified assailants while on his way home in Peshawar, Pakistan. In 2013, Samiullah Afridi stated that he had received several death threats from

Save the Date! 29 May: L4L-Award seminar

25 YEARS BASIC PRINCIPLES ON THE ROLE OF LAWYERS L4L invites you to “Lawyers are not their clients” Seminar “Lawyers shall not be identified with their clients or their clients’ causes as a result of discharging their functions.” (Article 18

Lawyers bugged and followed

Colombia

Lawyers for Lawyers has received reports indicating that lawyers of the Colombian lawyers collective José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) were illegally bugged and followed between 6–18 February 2015. This happened while the lawyers were executing their professional activities. The number of

Lawyers tried before Special Terrorism Tribunal

Sudan

Lawyers for Lawyers expresses its grave concerns about the continued detention and prosecution of Mr Amin Makki Madani and Mr Farug Abu Eisa. Mr Makki Madani is a prominent human rights lawyer, President of the Confederation of Sudanese Civil Society

Oral statement to Human Rights Committee

Russian Federation

Today Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Committee for the review of the Russian Federation’s compliance with it’s international human rights obligations. Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted the Russian Federation’s failure to protect its lawyers and

Request for protection lawyer granted by court

Philippines

On 12 March 2015, the Philippine Court of Appeal granted the application for a Writ of Amparo of  Atty. Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon. It is reportedly the first writ of Amparo granted to a lawyer under attack. The Writ of ‘Amparo’

Work of lawyers increasingly hindered by investigators

Russian Federation

Lawyers in the Russian Federation increasingly face improper interference. Investigators try to exclude lawyers from cases by all means. Since 11 June 2014, Mark Feygin together with lawyers Ilya Novikov and Nikolay Polozov defends Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian air-force pilot who

Letter to President Rouhani: ‘Review cases detained lawyers’

Iran

On Lawyers Day in Iran, Wednesday 26 February, Lawyers for Lawyers expressed its concerns regarding the situation of seven detained lawyers in a letter to President Rouhani. It concerns the lawyers Mostafa Daneshjo, Amir Islami, Farshid Yadollahi, Afshin Karampoor, Omid Behroozi, Mohammed