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20 January 2012

Turkey Day of the Endangered Lawyer

On Tuesday 24 January 2012, the day of the Endangered Lawyer will be held. In several cities among Europe certain events are organized in support of this day. At the moment we already have demonstrations – in toga/gown/robe – in

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20 January 2012

Myanmar Joint letter from L4L and LRWC to the Supreme Court of Myanmar

In a joint letter to the Supreme Court of Myanmar, L4L and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) called upon the Supreme Court to restore the professional licenses of thirty-two lawyers. According to our information, these lawyers have had their licenses

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2 January 2012

China Dutch ‘Human Rights Tulip’ 2011 awarded to Ni Yulan

The Dutch ‘Human rights Tulip’ 2011 was awarded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign affairs to the Chinese lawyer Ni Yulan. The ‘Human Rights Tulip’ is the human rights award of the Dutch Government. The Government awards this price to

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25 November 2011

Tunisia Radhia Nasraoui granted Human Dignity Award

On 22 November 2011, Radhia Nasraoui has been granted the Roland Berger Human Dignitiy Award, for her many years of courageous struggle against torture and for an independent judicial system in Tunisia. Nasraoui, now 58 years old, is one of

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18 November 2011

L4L Database Basic Principles is online!

The UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers contain a concise listing of international norms holding rights and responsibilities for lawyers aimed at securing that they can conduct their profession in an independent manner. One of the main purposes

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7 November 2011

Syria Razan Zeitouneh awarded with two important Awards

Razan Zeitouneh, human rights lawyer from Syria who has been into hiding for months, has recently been presented with two important human rights awards. Zeitouneh has risked her life in breaking through the government’s media blackout to report on the

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7 November 2011

Syria Al Hasani visits the Netherlands

On 17,18 and 19 October, Human Rights Lawyers Muhanad al Hasani from Syria, paid a visit to the Netherlands. On 22 October 2010 Al Hasani was presented with the Amsterdam Dean’s Award. At the time it was not possible for

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21 October 2011

L4L

On Monday 10 October 2011 L4L organized for her volunteers an United Nations Human Rights Machinery Training, in cooperation with stichting Opleiding Advocaten Amsterdam. The training has been developed by the Sollicitors International Human Rights Group (SIHRG) and has repeatedly

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14 September 2011

Iran Jail sentence Nasrin Sotoudeh reduced

An appeals court in Iran has reduced the prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh‘s jail sentence. Sotoudeh defended many of the human rights activists who were arrested after the presidential elections in June 2009. She also defended Shirin Ebadi, the human rights lawyer and Nobel laureate

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14 September 2011

Kazakhstan Criminal trial against lawyer

On September 8, 2011, labor union lawyer Natalya Sokolova was sentenced to six years in jail by the city court of Aktau in Kazakhstan after finding her guilty of “inciting social discord” and “organizing illegal gatherings.” She had been arrested and charged after she spoke out on

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1 July 2011

China Amnesty publishes report on legal profession in China

In an Amnesty International report published on 30 June 2011, the increased pressure on and control of the legal profession by the authorities in China is detailed. According to the report, “the Chinese government has unleashed an uncompromising series of

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30 May 2011

Azerbaijan L4L calls on you to help ill lawyer

Lawyer Isakhan Ashurov from Azerbaijan is not afraid to stick out his neck: he mainly takes on cases other lawyers not dare to take on because of their political sensitivity, such as cases against journalists who criticize the government. He

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