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30 September 2018

Submission to Human Rights Committee – Sudan

Sudan

In October 2017, the UN Human Rights Committee will review Sudan’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the implementation of the  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Sudan. Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a submission

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26 September 2018

Oral statement on UPR Outcome

Russian Federation

Op 21 september 2018,  Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of the Russian Federation was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already

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25 September 2018

Joint oral statement on UPR outcome

Colombia

Op 20 september 2018, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada delivered an oral statement during the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Colombia was adopted. Lawyers for

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25 September 2018

Oral statement on UPR outcome

Azerbaijan

On 20 September 2018, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Azerbaijan was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a

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31 July 2018

Submission to Human Rights Committee

Tajikistan

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

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7 June 2018

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

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6 June 2018

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

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5 June 2018

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

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10 May 2018

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,

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5 May 2018

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

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15 April 2018

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)

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30 March 2018

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

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