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COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Egypt

Egypt

The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers has created a COVID-19

Prosecution and detention of protesting lawyers in Russia

Russian Federation

On 31 May 2020, known as the Day of Russian Advocacy in the Russian Federation, lawyers Daniil Berman, Alexander Redkin, Dmitry Zakhvatov and Yekaterina Seleznyova were detained during their peaceful protest against the use of force by police officers on

Lawyers for Lawyers nominates Mahienour El-Massry for the Martin Ennals Award

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers has nominated Mahienour El-Massry for the 2021 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. The award honours individuals and organizations who have shown exceptional commitment defending and promoting human rights, despite the risks involved. Mahienour El-Massry is

COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers all around the world in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers

Concerns about the recent arrests of lawyers in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the recent reports of arrests of Zimbabwean lawyers Patrick Tererai, Thabani Mpofu, Lawman Chimiuriwo, Tapiwa Makanza, Choice Damiso, Joshua Chirambwe, and Dumisani Dube. According to our information, on 10 March 2020, Mr. Tererai was

Online conference on the persecution of lawyers in Turkey

Türkiye

On 11 June 2020, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights, the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project, Lawyers for Lawyers and

Qin Yongpei prosecuted

China

On May 29 2020, the Nanning procuratorate prosecuted Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei for “inciting subversion of state power” and sent its decision to the Nanning Intermediate People’s Court. Qin Yongpei has been detained since 31 October 2019 in

COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in the Philippines

Philippines

The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers all around the world in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers

Arrest and continued detention of lawyer Elchin Mammad

Azerbaijan

On 30 March 2020, Elchin Mammad, a human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, was arrested after publishing a critical report about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. He remains detained amidst the COVID-19 crisis in Azerbaijan. Elchin Mammad is a human

Joint letter: continued detention of Buzurgmehr Yorov

Tajikistan

In a joint letter Freedom Now and Lawyers for Lawyers urge the Tajik authorities to implement the recommendations of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and ensure the immediate release of Buzurgmehr Yorov. Buzurgmehr Yorov is one of

Vacature student-stage

Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 september 2020 Wil jij het verschil maken voor bedreigde advocaten die opkomen voor de rechten van anderen? Wil jij leren hoe een NGO werkt en een netwerk opbouwen met advocaten van kleine en grote kantoren?

OHCHR report on the situation of human rights in the Philippines

Philippines

A new report by the UN Human Rights Office addresses the long-standing serious human rights violations in the Philippines, which have become more acute in recent years. Lawyers for Lawyers has contributed to the report. The report addresses the killings,