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L4L submits report for UPR Iran

Iran

On 28 March 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This review will take place in October/November 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Iranian authorities do not always

Report Caravana mission 2018

Colombia

The International Caravana of Jurists travelled to Colombia at the beginning of September 2018, to ascertain the impact that the peace process has had on the work of human rights lawyers and the dynamics of the conflict. A report of

18 Lawyers sentenced to long prison terms

Türkiye

On 20 March 2019, the Istanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court in Silivri Court House sentenced 18 lawyers to prison sentences between 3 years and 2 months and 19 years. The lawyers, from Halkın Hukuk Bürosu (HHB, Peoples’ Law Office) and Ҫağdaş

Concerns over arrests lawyers

Egypt

Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrests of several lawyers in Egypt. We expressed these concerns in a letter to the Egyptian authorities. According to public reports, members of the Nasr City Police Investigation Department and the National Security

Presentation Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019

On Thursday 23 May 2019, the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019 will be presented in Amsterdam. This will be the fifth award ceremony of the prestigious Lawyers for Lawyers Award. Prior to this ceremony a very interesting seminar will be held.

Joint letter on behalf of Adil Melendez

Colombia

In a joint letter Lawyers for Lawyers, the Colombian Caravana, the Foundation of the Spanish National Bar Association, the International Observatory of Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada expressed concerns about the withdrawal of security measures from Adil Meléndez. Adil Jose

Statement before UN Committee review Viet Nam

Vietnam

On 11 and 12 March 2019, lawyer Otto Volgenant attended the review by the United Nations Human Rights Committee of Viet Nam on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers and he was on the agenda to deliver an oral statement to

15 years since disappearance Somchai Neelapaijit

Thailand

Fifteen years ago, Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit disappeared and he is currently still missing. Until now, no perpetrators have been held accountable for his disappearance. Somchai disappeared on 12 March 2004, one day after he had publicly accused the

Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed for 38 years

Iran

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, has reportedly been handed a new sentence of 33 years in prison and 148 lashes. The sentence, reported on her husband Reza Khandan’s Facebook page on 11 March, brings her

Side event: Freedom of expression in China

China

UNCENSORED: A CONVERSATION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN CHINA 13 March 2019 13h30-14h30 Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva In November 2018, China underwent its Universal Periodic Review and received many recommendations on freedom of expression, both online and off. This

Is there Peace in Colombia?

Colombia

International Caravana Report Launch On 25 March, the report of the Sixth International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia will be launched in London. Ron Rosenhart, who joined the mission on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers, will speak during the event.

Jiang Tianyong released – Joint letter

China

On 28 February, lawyer Jiang Tianyong was released at the end of a two-year jail term. Jiang Tianyong was found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3-year deprivation of political rights on