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3 January 2022

Advocacy charter Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Lawyers for Lawyers and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers and the independence of the judiciary in Zimbabwe regarding the 40th session of the Universal

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3 January 2022

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee – Egypt

Egypt

At its upcoming 134th session, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will adopt a list of issues on Egypt. This is following Egypt’s submission of its fifth report on Egypt’s implementation of the ICCPR in November 2019. Lawyers for Lawyers

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2 January 2022

Advocacy charter Venezuela

Venezuela

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers in Venezuela with regard to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Venezuela. In

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28 December 2021

Lawyers for Lawyers monitored 21st hearing in the Asrin case

Türkiye

A representative of Lawyers for Lawyers attended the 21st hearing in the Asrin case, which was held on 27 December 2021 in Istanbul. Many organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, believe the prosecution of the lawyers of this firm is

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23 December 2021

Joint statement on upcoming trials of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong

China

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Human Rights Now draw attention to the upcoming trials of lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong for charges of “subverting state power”. The trials are

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22 December 2021

Colombia: Ensure protection from death threats for lawyers of CCAJAR

Colombia

In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Colombian Caravana, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, and the Law Society of England and Wales express concern about the

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22 December 2021

LOIPR Turkey: Call to ensure engagement with UNHRC

Türkiye

On 3 August 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee adopted the list of issues prior to the submission of the second periodic of Turkey. Earlier this year, Lawyers for Lawyers filed a submission on the list of issues prior

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20 December 2021

Mohamed El-Baqer sentenced to 4 years in prison

Egypt

Today, on 20 December 2021 Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanour Court issued its verdict in Case No. 1228/2021 of Mohamed El-Baqer. Lawyers for Lawyers was informed that Mohamed El-Baqer has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for “spreading false

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17 December 2021

Statement: global legal community stands in solidarity with Mohamed el-Baqer

Egypt

We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with Egyptian lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer as he awaits his verdict on baseless criminal charges on December 20, 2021, following years of reprisal by the Egyptian state. We call

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15 December 2021

Belarusian lawyer Mikhail Kirilyuk: “We should never stop resisting”

Belarus

5 December was Lawyers’ Day in Belarus. However, the situation of lawyers in Belarus is extremely concerning. They are subject to harassment, intimidation, and improper interference as they try to perform their professional functions and the very independence of the

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10 December 2021

Russian Federation: UPR mid-term report

Russian Federation

In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Russian Federation in 2023, Lawyers for Lawyers has written a mid-term report. In this report, we set out to what extent the Russian Federation has implemented the recommendations it accepted during

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10 December 2021

Letter on the continued detention of Mohamed El-Baqer

Egypt

In a letter, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern about the the continued detention of the Egyptian lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer. Mr. El Baqer is is a lawyer and human rights defender in Egypt. He is the director of the Adalah Center

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