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El Salvador: the rule of law dismantled in the fight against gang violence 

By Trudeke Sillevis Smitt for The Advocatenblad David Morales, a seasoned criminal defence lawyer and human rights lawyer from El Salvador, reflects on the situation in his home country. He...

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El Salvador: the rule of law dismantled in the fight against gang violence 

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Join us at the 2026 International Fair Trial Day Conference and Ebru Timtik Awards on 18 June

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One year since the arbitrary detention of Ruth Eleonora López in El Salvador

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Royal distinction for our colleague Gerda Lüb­ke­mann

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Call for immediate release of ÇHD-lawyers Semra Demir, Kürşat Bafra and Doğa İncesu and an end to attacks on the legal profession

L4L and IBAHRI submit comments on CEDAW General Recommendation No. 41

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Amicus brief filed before the African Court: “Indispensable yet imperilled: the role of environmental human rights defenders and their lawyers in addressing the climate crisis”

Lawyers for Lawyers joins live radio broadcast at the OVB Congress

39 civil society organisations condemn escalating attacks on lawyers, judges and civil society in Tunisia

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