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IBAHRI and L4L concerned over arbitrary lawyer license deprivation of Sahrawi human rights defender, M’hmed Hali

Morocco

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) are concerned over the situation of Saharawi human rights defender M`hamed Hali who has been arbitrarily deprived of his right to practice as a lawyer in the

Li Yuhan received a 6.5-Year verdict amid health struggles.

China

On October 25, 2023, the Heping District Court in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, pronounced human rights lawyer Li Yuhan guilty of charges including “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “fraud.” She was subsequently sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. Affectionately referred

Joint statement: three years after being charged, three Iranian human rights lawyers’ are set to face trial

Iran

Lawyers for Lawyers has received information that Iranian lawyers Nazanin Salari, Mahmoud Taravtrouy, and Masoud Ahmadian are expected to be tried on 11 November 2023. Together with 10 organisations, L4L issued a solidarity statement before the trial. Human Rights lawyers

NOvA committee: over half election programmes do not fully meet minimum rule of law standards

the Netherlands

The Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) has set up a committee for the upcoming elections to test election programmes on the rule of law. One of the committee members is chair of the L4L board Irma van den Berg. 10 Of

Joint letter: Urgent request for intervention in favour of Mrs Nasrin Sotoudeh

Iran

The undersigned organizations urge you to take concrete and urgent action in the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, prominent and well-known lawyer and human rights defender . Download the PDF On Sunday, 29 October, the media broke the news that she

Belarus: Suppression of independent lawyers has intensified. Is there a Solution?

Belarus

October 9, 2023 – On the sidelines of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, Lawyers for Lawyers, co-hosted a side event on Belarussian Lawyers. The event served to elaborate on the plight of the legal profession in Belarus, to introduce the

Report: An Analysis of the Indictment against Lawyer Aryen Turan – PEN Norway

Lawyers for Lawyers has written a report for the PEN Norway Turkey Indictment Project. The report is titled “Legal Report on Indictment: Aryen Turan” and examines the flaws of the indictment issued against Turan in 2022 in light of Turkish domestic legislation and

Statement on the arrest of Pakistani lawyer Imaan Mazari

Pakistan

Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned about the situation of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (full name Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir) from Pakistan. Our organization has strong reasons to believe that the arrests of Imaan Mazari are directly linked to her

Vacature algemeen bestuurslid

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Yuliya Yurhilevich awarded the Ludovic Trarieux Prize.

Belarus

On September 22, 2023, Yuliya Yurhilevich was awarded the Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize. Yuliya Yurhilevich, 43, is a well-known Belarussian defense attorney who represented political prisoners in political cases brought after the 2020 elections.    About Yuliya Yurhilevich

Oral statement to Human Rights Committee on Iran

Iran

On 9 October, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement on Iran during the 139th session of the Human Rights Committee. During the session, the Committee reviewed Iran’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the

Six Years Since the Arrest of Li Yuhan

China

Today, 9 October 2023, marks the sixth anniversary of the arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer, Li Yuhan. She has been detained in Shenyang City, Liaoning since October 2017. Although her case was tried on 27 October 2021, there is