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Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council on Afghanistan

On 6 March 2023, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Law Council of Australia, the Law Society of England and Wales, and Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement to express grave

Oral statement to the Human Rights Committee on Sri Lanka

Sri-Lanka

On 6 March, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement on Sri Lanka during the 137th session of the Human Rights Committee. During this session, the Human Rights Committee reviewed Sri Lanka’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more

International Fair Trial Day 2023 and call for nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award

The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial, every individual risks becoming the victim of a miscarriage of justice, either as an innocent suspect wrongly

Nursyahbani Katjasungkana: “we as lawyers need to learn more about gender and law”

Indonesia

Lawyers for Lawyers presents the “Highlighting the Work of Female Lawyers from Asia” interview series. This series highlights the important work of inspiring female lawyers from Asia. We address the general challenges these lawyers face as women in the male

Egyptian lawyers Hoda Abdel Moneim, Tarek Al-Silkawi, Ezzat Ghoneim and Mohammed Abu Horeira sentenced to imprisonment

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers received the news that Egyptian lawyers Hoda Abdel Moneim, Tarek Al-Silkawi, Ezzat Ghoneim and Mohammed Abu Horeira have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. On 5 March 2023, the four Egyptian lawyers were sentenced to between 5

Turkey’s terror list: An attack on lawyers and human rights

Türkiye

A coalition of organisations has expressed concern about the arbitrary designation of lawyer Günay Dağ as a terrorist in Turkey. Dağ, a lawyer at the International Bureau of the People’s Law Office and a member of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association

Juan Carlos Flores Solís: “One of our main goals is to ensure the respect for the right to life, the right to self-determination of indigenous people and the right to decide over what happens in their lands”

Mexico

Photo and illustration: M. A. Fernández y J. Marcos & Joost Hölscher Mexico has one of the highest incidence rates of threats and violence committed against human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers in the world. Juan Carlos Flores Solís, in

Chen Wuquan released from prison

China

Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Wuquan has been released from prison after five years on February 8, 2023. Chen Wuquan was taken into custody on 9 February 2018, following his “War to Protect

Joint Statement on the harassment of Zimbabwean lawyer Mr. Kudzayi Erick Kadzere

Zimbabwe

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada are concerned about the judicial and physical harassment of Mr. Kudzayi Erick Kadzere. As a lawyer, Mr. Kadzere works on human rights cases and is

Joint statement calling an end to the ongoing persecution and threats against Mexican lawyer Juan Carlos Flores Solís

Mexico

Lawyers for Lawyers, joined by the Observatoire International des Avocats en Danger (OIAD), is expressing its deep concern about the harassment faced by Mr. Juan Carlos Flores Solís. Mr. Flores Solís is the primary defense lawyer in the cases brought

Intervention letters – defending lawyers and human rights. Chang Weiping & Ding Jiaxi

China

Together with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, we have written intervention letters in which we express our concerns about the arrest, detention, prosecution and torture of

Submission to UN Human Rights Committee – Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt

During its 137th session, from 27 February to 24 March 2023, the Human Rights Committee will consider the 5th periodic report submitted by the Arab Republic of Egypt and adopt concluding observations that will assist the Arab Republic of Egypt