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Interview with Nauê Bernardo Pinheiro, Brazilian environmental lawyer specializing in strategic litigation at the Supreme Court on environmental law and climate change

Brazil

Illustration: Joost Hölscher Mr. Pinheiro is a Brazilian political scientist and lawyer that has been working on social environmental litigation for the past decade. He established his own law firm (Pinheiro de Azevedo, Advocacia) and works for Climate Observatory in

Attack and robbery of Ugandan environmental and human rights lawyer Kato Tumusiime

Uganda

Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) expresses concerns about the attack on Ugandan environmental and human rights lawyer Kato Tumusiime which occurred on April 17th 2024, and its implications for environmental lawyers’ ability to carry out their work free from unjust intervention. 

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: public letter to the Belarusian authorities on the continued incommunicado detention of Maksim Znak

Belarus

On 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern over the continued incommunicado detention of lawyer Maksim Znak. According to information received, Mr Znak has now been refused access to his family

UN Side Event: The role of judges, prosecutors and lawyers in safeguarding democracies

Side-event at the UN 56th Session of the Human Rights Council, The role of judges, prosecutors and lawyers in safeguarding democracies 25 June 2023 14:00 – 15:00 CEST This side-event (click here for flyer) will address the rise of an

Joint letter to Special Rapporteurs on Ugandan Legal Independence

Uganda

L4L and IBAHRI have written a joint letter to multiple UN Special Rapporteurs and ACHPR Special Rapporteurs (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights) to express concern regarding the Ugandan legal independence and to request an urgent appeal to the

Kyrgyz Republic: lawyers Erkin Sadanbekov and Kantemir Turdaliev harassed

Kyrgyzstan

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned over recent reports that two lawyers and their families suffered arbitrary harassment by Kyrgyz security forces. On different occasions, Erkin Sadanbekov and Kantemir Turdaliev were forcibly taken to court while on sick leave. These unlawful

Lawyers for Lawyers contribution to the EESC report on the rule of law in the Netherlands.

the Netherlands

On 7 and 8 February 2024, six members of the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) visited the Netherlands under the auspices of the Ad hoc group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law (FRRL). The delegation met with

‘People are detained over three green hearts’ – Interview with Palestinian lawyer Tala Naser

Occupied Palestinian Territory

Lawyer Tala Naser opens up about the situation in the Palestinian territories and her colleague, lawyer and human rights activist Diala Ayesh, who is detained. Text: Trudeke Sillevis Smitt Tala Naser talks and smokes fast, showing her high adrenaline levels.

Impunity prevails in the case of the killing of lawyer Tahir Elçi: Diyarbakir high criminal court acquits defendants

Türkiye

Diyarbakır, Turkey – On 12 June 2024, the Diyarbakır 10th High Cirminal Court acquitted the three defendants of all charges in the case of the unlawful killing of lawyer and former president of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, Tahir Elçi. This

Submission to the Committee against Torture’s review of Turkey at its 80th Session, 8-16 July 2024

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and The Human Rights Implementation Centre (HRIC) submitted written information to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the fifth periodic

Fall student internship application 24hrs/week (October-February)

  Applications for this position are now closed.    Do you want to make a difference for endangered lawyers standing up for the rights of others? Do you want to learn how an NGO works and build a network with

Independent international delegation concludes fact finding mission on attacks on Philippine lawyers, prosecutors, & judges

Philippines

Manila, 13 June 2024 – Today a 12-member independent international delegation known as the “Caravana Filipina” concluded its ten-day mission studying the scores of attacks on Philippine lawyers, prosecutors, and judges since 2016. The members of the delegation represent 10