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Joint letter to Rapporteurs on threats to Reinaldo Villalba and his team

Colombia

Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales, Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), and the Institute for the Rule of Law of

Obituary for Ebru Timtik in the newspapers BirGün and Yeni Yaşam

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers together with 139 bar associations and lawyers’ organizations, published an obituary in the newspapers BirGün and Yeni Yaşam to pay our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ebru Timtik and pay tribute to her human

Prashant Bhushan ordered to pay symbolic fine

India

It has been reported that India’s Supreme Court ordered lawyer Prashant Bhushan to pay a symbolic fine of 1 Indian rupee on 31 August. Earlier that month, on 14 August, the court held Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for

Nasrin Sotoudeh’s health deteriorating during hunger strike

Iran

On 11 August 2020 human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh started her second hunger strike in 6 months to demand the release of political prisoners in the Evin prison that are threatened by the COVID-19 virus. She has now been on hunger

Siti Kasim acquitted

Malaysia

On 21 August 2020 Malysian lawyer Siti Kasim was acquitted for obstructing a civil servant during the Federal Territories Islamic Department (JAWI) raid on a private event held by the transgender community in 2016. Siti Kasim, a lawyer and human rights

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Today, 30 August, marks the UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. In recognition of the challenges that victims of enforced disappearance and their families face, Lawyers for Lawyers would like to draw attention to the cases of disappeared

In remembrance of Ebru Timtik

Türkiye

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague Ebru Timtik. Ebru passed away on 27 August after 238 days of hunger strike, which she started to strengthen her demand for fair trials and the administration of justice in

Submission to UN Human Rights Committee

Iran

In 2021, the UN Human Rights Committee will review Iran’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Lawyers for Lawyers has taken the opportunity to

Belarus lawyers prevented from carrying out their professional duties

Belarus

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with the Law Society of England and Wales and the Institute for the Rule of Law of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA-IROL), has written a letter to the authorities in Belarus regarding threats to the independence

Beatrice Mtetwa barred from representing client

Zimbabwe

On 18 August 2020, human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was barred from representing the detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono at the Harare Magistrate Court. The Zimbabwean magistrate further ordered that the lawyer should be charged with contempt of court. This was

Urgent action letter to UN Special Rapporteurs about Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal

Türkiye

Seventeen organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, have sent an urgent action letter to five United Nations Special Rapporteurs about the situation of lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal. Human rights lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have been on

Presidents of several Turkish bars visit Ebru Timtik and Aytac Ünsal

Türkiye

On 18 August,  a group of presidents of Turkish bar associations have visited lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytac Ünsal in the hospitals they are being held. Shortly after, they held a joint press conference. At the conference they have shared