Nieuws

21 May 2014

Pakistan Murder of Rashid Rehman and injury to Nadeem Parwaz

L4L has sent letters to the President, several ministers and the Ambassador of Pakistan to ask attention for the assassination of prominent Pakistani human rights lawyer Rashid Rehman Kahn and his colleague Nadeem Parwas and a client who were also injured in the attack. Although

Lees verder

16 May 2014

Vietnam Nguyen Van Dai attacked by plainclothes police

On 8 May 2014 human rights lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai was attacked and wounded by a group of six men, when he was in a bar with some colleagues and students. Nguyen Van Dai is, since his return

Lees verder

9 May 2014

Saudi Arabia L4L asks king to release Walleed Abu al-Khair

Amnesty International reports on the prosecution of Walleed Abu al-Khair, prominent human rights lawyer in Saudi Arabia and head of human rights organisation Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, for breaking allegiance to and disobeying the ruler, setting up

Lees verder

8 May 2014

China Pu Zhiqiang arrested after attending Tiananmen protests commemoration

Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was arrested on Sunday morning 4 May after he had attended a meeting where the Tiananmen Square protests were commemorated. These peaceful student protests were beaten down violently by the Chinese authorities, on 4 June

Lees verder

5 May 2014

Syria 18 months since enforced disappearance Khalil Ma’touq

More than eighteen months ago, Syrian lawyer Khalil Ma’touq was arrested on his way to work. Since then, the authorities have refused to provide any information regarding his situation and whereabouts. Khalil Ma’touq is the executive director of the Syrian Center for Legal

Lees verder

25 April 2014

China L4L concerned about detention human rights lawyers

L4L has sent a letter to the Chinese authorities to express our grave concerns about the arrest and subsequent detention of four Chinese human rights lawyers, Zhang Junjie, Jiang Tianyong, Wang Chen and Tang Jitian, on 21 March 2014. According to

Lees verder

24 April 2014

Philippines L4L raises the alarm: Filipino lawyer at risk

L4L and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) warn in an open letter to President Aquino of the Philippines for the continued labeling of lawyers as enemies of the state by the military. Since March, Atty. Maria Catherine L. Dannug-Salucon has been

Lees verder

21 April 2014

Swaziland Thulani Maseko arrested again

On 9 April, human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko was arrested for the second time, shortly after he was released following a verdict of the high court. Thulani Maseko is suspected of ‘contempt of court’. Thulani Maseko was firstly arrested on

Lees verder

15 April 2014

Turkey Muharrem Erbey released after 1.570 days in pre-trial detention

1.570 days after Muharrem Erbey was arrested, he is now provisionally released. However, grave concerns about the prominent human rights lawyer remain who is subjected to continuous judicial harassment through terrorism charges that seem to aim at repressing legitimate human

Lees verder

7 April 2014

Kazakhstan L4L observes trial Lyubov Agushevich and Polina Zhukova

In a brief hearing on 26 March 2014, a judge ruled that Lyubov Agushevich and Polina Zhukova will remain disbarred. L4L was present to observe the trial. The representative of the Kazakhstan Bar argued at the hearing that both lawyers

Lees verder

26 March 2014

Thailand Ten years since disappearance Somchai Neelapaijit

On 12 March 2014 it was exactly 10 years ago that Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit disappeared. Neelapaijit defended suspects of terrorism in the turbulent south of Thailand. He disappeared on 12 March 2004, shortly after having publicly accused

Lees verder

21 March 2014

Turkey Remaining lawyers released from pretrial detention in KCK- and ÇHD trial

After the closure of special courts and the reduction of the limit of lengthy detention to five years on 18 March 2014, nine lawyers and one journalist have been released in the KCK-trial. They were detained since November 2011 awaiting

Lees verder