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31 March 2019

L4L submits report for UPR Iran

Iran

On 28 March 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This review will take place in October/November 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Iranian authorities do not always

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20 March 2019

Concerns over arrests lawyers

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrests of several lawyers in Egypt. We expressed these concerns in a letter to the Egyptian authorities. According to public reports, members of the Nasr City Police Investigation Department and the National Security

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14 March 2019

Statement before UN Committee review Viet Nam

Vietnam

On 11 and 12 March 2019, lawyer Otto Volgenant attended the review by the United Nations Human Rights Committee of Viet Nam on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers and he was on the agenda to deliver an oral statement to

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7 March 2019

Side event: Freedom of expression in China

China

UNCENSORED: A CONVERSATION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN CHINA 13 March 2019 13h30-14h30 Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva In November 2018, China underwent its Universal Periodic Review and received many recommendations on freedom of expression, both online and off. This

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1 March 2019

Jiang Tianyong released – Joint letter

China

On 28 February, lawyer Jiang Tianyong was released at the end of a two-year jail term. Jiang Tianyong was found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3-year deprivation of political rights on

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7 February 2019

Joint letter – release Wang Quanzhang

China

In a joint letter, the International Association of Lawyers (UIA), the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada expressed concerns about the recent conviction and sentencing of

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6 February 2019

Submission to Human Rights Committee

Vietnam

In March 2019, the UN Human Rights Committee will review Viet Nam’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Viet Nam. Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a joint submission with

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31 January 2019

L4L joins call for UN action on China

China

In an open letter sent to heads of government missions to the United Nations in Geneva, Lawyers for Lawyers joined 39 other NGOs to press for a UN resolution to address the deteriorating human rights situation in China. The NGOs

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6 January 2019

Arrest of lawyer Mohamed Ramadan

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest and detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed Ramadan from Egypt. On 2 January 2019, we called upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Mohamed Ramadan and drop all the charges against him.

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13 December 2018

Trial against lawyer Can Tombul

Türkiye

On 12 December, Lawyers for Lawyers, Fair Trial Watch, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the European Democratic Lawyers and the Human Rights Committee of the Norwegian Bar Association called on the authorities of Turkey to immediately release lawyer Can Tombul.  Can

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10 December 2018

Joint petition letter – Wang Quanzhang

China

In a petition letter addressed to the Chinese authorities on the day of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and at the initiative of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association, 20 lawyer’s associations

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6 December 2018

Joint letter on behalf of lawyer Daniel Prado

Colombia

In a joint letter, 11 organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, expressed concerns about the threats against Colombian lawyer Daniel Prado. In November, member of Lawyers for Lawyers’ Latin America focus group met with Daniel Prado in Amsterdam (picture). Mr

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