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Suppression of human rights lawyers

China

Together with other organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers called on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally withdraw all the decisions about revoking and invalidating lawyers’ licenses and to stop all forms of harassment, intimidation and repression against human rights lawyers

Haytham Mohamadeen arrested

Egypt

On 15th May 2018, Egyptian lawyer Mr. Haytham Mohamadeen was arrested on charges of “aiding a terrorist organization to achieve its goals” and  “calling for illegal protests.” Lawyers for Lawyers fears that the arrest of Haytham Mohamadeen might be connected to his legitimate

Open Letter to Reject the EU-Vietnam FTA

Vietnam

A coalition of in total 90 Vietnamese and international human rights organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, called on the European Union (EU) to reject the pending EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement. Vietnam is in the midst of an unprecedented political crackdown

Lawyers for Lawyers submits report to HR Committee

Vietnam

In July 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee will review Viet Nam’s compliance with its international human rights obligations. Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the adoption of the List of Issues together with Lawyers Rights’ Watch Canada for this review,

Submission to Human Rights Committee

Vietnam

In September 2018, 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

Pre-session blog

Colombia

On Friday 13 April, lawyer Oskar Mulder attended the pre-session organized by UPR-Info, for the review of Colombia. Oskar wrote a blog about his experiences that was published on the website of the law firm Brandeis. “Governments shall ensure that lawyers (a)

Lawyer El Bouchtaoui convicted

Morocco

Lawyers for Lawyers and The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco regarding the recent conviction of Moroccan lawyer Abdessadeq El Bouchtaoui. On 8 February, he was

Joint UPR-Submission China

China

In March 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of China. This review will take place in October/November 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada highlighted

14 years since disappearance Somchai Neelapaijit

Thailand

Fourteen years ago, Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit disappeared and he is currently still missing. Until now, no perpetrators have been held accountable for his disappearance. Somchai disappeared on 12 March 2004, one day after he had publicly accused the police

Joint oral statement to Special Rapporteur on Torture

Türkiye

On 1 March 2018, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) delivered a joint oral statement at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Within the statement, the organisation asked the Council to urge the Turkish

Joint oral statement “Attacks on lawyers: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China”

On 1 March 2018, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) delivered a joint oral statement before the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, in the framework of the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The joint oral statement

Call on States to hold China accountable at Council

China

In a private letter sent to select UN member states, nearly 20 human rights organisations called for clear and concrete actions to denounce China’s current rollback in respect for human rights at the UN Human Rights Council, which opens its