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Statement: Delegation of 60+ International observers condemns court Judgment in prosecution of 21 Lawyers from ÇHD and HHB

Türkiye

Delegation of 60+ International Trial Observers Condemns Court Judgment in Decade-Long Criminal Prosecution of 21 Lawyers from ÇHD (Progressive Lawyers Association) and HHB (People’s Law Office): Delegation Warns That “The World is Watching” This week, we – more than 60

Defending the Rule of law in Türkiye – A PEN Norway and Lawyers for Lawyers event

Türkiye

Last Thursday, Lawyers for Lawyers and PEN Norway hosted an Event on Türkiye’s rule of law and the situation of lawyers in the country. With an enthusiastic audience, the event provided many interesting insights from first hand witnesses. On Thursday

Lawyers delegation from Europe and the USA observe the CHD trial in Silivri- The trial which already has lasted for 10 years

Türkiye

In 2013, ten years ago, a mass trial started against 22 lawyers, all of them members of the lawyers organisation Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD, Turkey) and of the Peoples Law Office (HHB). Since then up to three hearings have taken

Lawyer Jiang Tianyong receives IBA Human Rights Award 2022

China

The Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong has received the 2022 International Bar Association (IBA) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights. Every year, the honour is given by the IBA to a lawyer who has demonstrated exemplary dedication to the

Letter to Colombian authorities on the risk situation of lawyer Luz Romero Villalba and the Association COLEMAD

Colombia

Together with the International Observatory at Risk (OIAD), Lawyers for Lawyers, International Caravan of Jurists, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Global Justice Association, has informed the Colombian authorities of its concern about the information received regarding the situation of Luz

Continuing concerns about situation of lawyers in Hong Kong under third term of President Xi Jingping

China

On 23 October 2022, the government of the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) has announced that Xi Jinping, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and president of the PRC has been granted an unprecedented third five year term. The

Concerns about the ongoing trial of Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

The trial of Mr. Hizbullah, a minority rights advocate and legal counsel for many Muslim victims of human rights violations, started on 28 January 2022 at the Puttalam High Court and has been postponed four times since February 2022 due

Statement on the disbarment of lawyers in Crimea

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the disbarment of three Crimean human rights lawyers, Lilia Hemedzhy, Rustem Kyamilev and Nazim Sheikhmambetov, in relation to their alleged violation of the procedure concerning transferring from one bar association to another. Lilia Hemedzhy,

Concerns about the arrest of Egyptian lawyer Makarios Lahzy

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest of Egyptian lawyer Makarios Lahzy. According to the information received, Makarios Lahzy was arrested on Sunday 30 October when he tried to represent his client. His whereabouts remained unknown until Monday 31

Joint statement on the arbitrary prosecution of Tunisian lawyers Hayet Eljazer and Ayoub Ghedamsi

Tunisia

Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, The Law Society of England and Wales and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute are concerned about the arbitrary prosecution of Hayet Eljazer and Ayoub Ghedamsi. Mrs Eljazer and Mr. Ghedamsi have

Statement on the arrest of the lawyers Manuchehr Kholiknazarov and Faromuz Irgashov

Tajikistan

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the situation of the lawyers Manuchehr Kholiknazarov and Faromuz Irgashov from Tajikistan. Kholiknazarov heads the Pamir Lawyers Association which is a member organisation of both the Civil Society Coalition against Torture and Impunity in

Lawyers for Lawyers monitored third hearing in trial of Berrak Çağlar

Türkiye

On 19 October 2022, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers observed the third hearing in the trial of lawyer Berrak Çağlar who is accused of being a member of an armed terrorist organization, after expressing solidarity with her imprisoned colleague lawyers