Side Event OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meetings
Lawyers Under Threat in OSCE Region: Identifying Trends and Finding Solutions
*Photo credit: OSCE/Maria Kuchma
September 25, 2019
18.15-19.45
Plenary Hall
Warsaw National Stadium
(PGE Narodowy), GATE 1, 2nd floor
Warsaw, Poland
Hosted by:
American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights
Lawyers for Lawyers
Council of Bars and Law Societies in Europe
International Commission of Jurists
International Bar Association Human Rights Institute
This panel discussion aims to identify current threats against lawyers’ professional rights and guarantees in the OSCE region. The speakers will identify and analyze the current trends through a discussion of recently gathered data and specific cases of violation of lawyers’ rights from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus. They will also make recommendations regarding the way forward to increase protection for lawyers and the independent legal profession in these countries and the OSCE region as a whole
Take a look at the flyer here.
