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Letter on the trial and ongoing detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

The case against Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah at the Puttalam High Court will be taken up on 28 January 2022. In the run-up to the hearing, Lawyers for Lawyers has sent a letter to the Sri Lankan

Iran: Arbitrary detention of lawyers and human rights defenders

Iran

We are gravely concerned about the pattern of unlawful detention of human rights lawyers and defenders in Iran in violation of Iran’s international human rights law obligations. In a joint letter we elaborate our concerns about the unlawful detention of

Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies

Join the online discussion on the United Nations Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies from 13:30- 15:00 CET on 24 January 2022. The event is co-sponsored by Lawyers for Lawyers. The Guidelines for Lawyers in Support to Peaceful

United Arab Emirates: ‘not a country for business as usual’

United Arab Emirates

While the United Arab Emirates is making a good impression with EXPO 2020, lawyers and other human rights defenders are languishing in prison in the Gulf state. Of course, it looks neat, the website of World Expo 2020, which is

7 years since Waleed Abu al-Khair was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on appeal

Saudi Arabia

Today marks 7 years since the conviction and sentencing on appeal of the prominent human rights lawyer and founder of the Monitor of Human Rights in Saud Arabia Waleed Abu al-Khair to fifteen years imprisonment. Join us today to take

Lawyers for Lawyers and ABA CHR sumbit report on Belarus to OHCHR

Belarus

Lawyers for Lawyers handed in a submission on Belarus to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). For this submission, the OHCHR invited individuals, groups, and organizations to submit information and documentation relevant to the

Advocacy charter Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Lawyers for Lawyers and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers and the independence of the judiciary in Zimbabwe regarding the 40th session of the Universal

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee – Egypt

Egypt

At its upcoming 134th session, the United Nations Human Rights Committee will adopt a list of issues on Egypt. This is following Egypt’s submission of its fifth report on Egypt’s implementation of the ICCPR in November 2019. Lawyers for Lawyers

Advocacy charter Venezuela

Venezuela

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers in Venezuela with regard to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Venezuela. In

Lawyers for Lawyers monitored 21st hearing in the Asrin case

Türkiye

A representative of Lawyers for Lawyers attended the 21st hearing in the Asrin case, which was held on 27 December 2021 in Istanbul. Many organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, believe the prosecution of the lawyers of this firm is

Joint statement on upcoming trials of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong

China

In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers, The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Human Rights Now draw attention to the upcoming trials of lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong for charges of “subverting state power”. The trials are

Lezing Dag van de Bedreigde Advocaat i.s.m. de Jonge Balie Den Haag

Samen met Lawyers for Lawyers organiseert de Jonge Balie Den Haag van 17:00 – 18:00 op  maandag 24 januari 2022 een online lezing met de prominente Colombiaanse mensenrechtenadvocaat en laureaat van de Lawyers for Lawyers Award Jorge Molano. Molano verleent juridische