Annual Congress of Dutch Bar Association 2011 – Special guest Alec Muchadehama

Vacancy Programme Officer

Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) supports lawyers worldwide who are being threatened and harassed in connection to their professional activities. Our work seeks to protect lawyers from threats, risks and reprisals, strengthen their international recognition and protection through laws, policies and

Joint letter to the Iranian authorities on the summons for the reimprisonment of Mohammad  Seifzadeh

Iran

Lawyers for Lawyers has recently sent a joint letter to the Iranian authorities on the summons for the reimprisonment of Mohammad  Seifzadeh. The undersigned organisaqtions are gravely concerned about a summons being issued by the Iranian judiciary for the reimprisonment

Human Rights Lawyer Arnon Nampa Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison Under Controversial Lese-Majeste Law

Thailand

On 25 July 2024, Arnon Nampa was sentenced to 4 years detention under Thailand’s controversial lese-majeste law by the Criminal Court. This case is linked to two posts on Facebook about the Thai monarchy that he published in early 2021.

Numbed by bureaucracy – interview with Marina Kanta

By Trudeke Sillevis Smitt Overload, rejections, bureaucracy, but also small bright spots: Marina Kanta outlines the work of an asylum lawyer in Athens in a Zoom interview. What is it like to be an asylum lawyer in Athens? Marina Kanta