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Oral statement to the Human Rights Council on Indonesia

Indonesia

On 27 March, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Indonesia was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted

The Human Rights Committee publishes Concluding Observations on Egypt’s fifth periodic report

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that on March 20th 2023, the Human Rights Committee adopted its concluding observations regarding the implementation of the ICCPR in Egypt. The Committee specifically points out the issue of intimidation of lawyers and shares

Concerns about Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill

On 21 March 2023, the Ugandan parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2023. The Bill is claimed to “protect the traditional family” and introduces severe punishments for “homosexual acts”. It even introduced the death penalty. Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned

Georgia withdraws controversial draft of ‘Foreign Agents Law’

Georgia

Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the news that Georgia has withdrawn the controversial draft ‘Foreign Agents Law’ on 9 March 2023. This Foreign Agents Law shows large similarities with the foreign agents law in Russia and its draft resulted in mass

Concerns about the ongoing threats, kidnapping and harassment against Colombian lawyer Andrea Torres Bautista

Colombia

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the ongoing threats, harassment and the lack of progress in the investigations of aggressions towards Andrea Torres Bautista, Colombian human rights lawyer and co-director of the Fundación Nydia Erik Bautista (FNEB). Andrea Torres heads

Statement on the assassination attempt and harassment of Eswatini lawyer Maxwell Nkambule

eSwatini

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the assassination attempt as well as the harassment and intimidation of Mr Maxwell Nkambule. Lawyers for Lawyers is furthermore concerned about the overall failures of the authorities in the Kingdom of Eswatini to ensure

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