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Prison sentence Buzurgmehr Yorov shortened by four years

Tajikistan

It has been reported that on 18 October 2021 the lengthy prison sentence of the jailed Tajik lawyer, Buzurgmehr Yorov, was shortened by four years, meaning that he now has 11.5 years left to serve. Apparently this was part of

Joint letter on the reported torture of Payam Derafshan

Iran

In a joint letter Lawyers for Lawyers and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) express concern over the reported acts of torture against Iranian human rights lawyer Payam Derafshan. Payam Derafshan is a well-known human rights

Report: Legal Report on Indictment – Adana Bar Association

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers has authored a report for the PEN Norway Turkey Indictment Project. The report is titled “Legal Report on Indictment: Adana Bar Association” and examines and reflects upon the flaws of the 2018 indictment issued against seven lawyers

Joint statement: Bar Association of Belarus should reinstate disbarred lawyer Natalia Matskevich

Belarus

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and the Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights of the

Training on the framework of the Dutch Bar, ethics and the disciplinary system in the Netherlands

Kazakhstan

On 21 and 22 October 2021, Lawyers for Lawyers provided an online training course on the legal and ethical framework for lawyers in the Netherlands to a group of 65 lawyers, legal advisors, representatives of the Bar Associations and Legal

Chang Weiping allowed first consultation with lawyer, recounts ill-treatment

China

For the first time since his arrest on 22 October 2020, Chang Weiping was finally able to consult his lawyer on 14 September 2021. Mr. Chang’s lawyer has reported that Mr. Chang was subjected to torture, as he was forced

Letter on the killings of Atty. Juan Macababad, Atty. Rex Fernandez and Atty. Sitti Gilda Mahinay-Sapie

Philippines

In a letter to President Duterte, Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concern about the recent killings of Atty. Juan Macababad, Atty. Rex Fernandez and Atty. Sitti Gilda Mahinay-Sapie and the further deteriorating situation of lawyers in the Philippines. Lawyers for Lawyers

Joint statement on the intimidation against Mohammed Sablouh

Human rights organizations, including Lawyers for Lawyers, are gravely concerned by the Lebanese authorities’ recent attempts to silence and discredit Mohammed Sablouh, a human rights lawyer defending victims of torture and Syrian refugees facing deportation. The actions of the Lebanese

Save The Date: 18 november – seminar and uitreiking L4L Award 2021

Lawyers for Lawyers en de Amsterdamse Orde van Advocaten nodigen u uit om deel te nemen aan het seminar ‘Resilience of Lawyers in Different European Contexts’ in theater de Rode Hoed in Amsterdam op donderdag 18 november 2021 van 15:00

Report: Legal Report on Indictment – Veysel Ok

Türkiye

Lawyers for Lawyers has authored a report for the PEN Norway Turkey Indictment Project. The report is titled “Legal Report on Indictment: Veysel Ok” and investigates and reflects upon the flaws of the 2016 indictment issued against the lawyer Veysel

Joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the Philippines

Philippines

On 7 October, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), and

Pre-session Tajikistan

Tajikistan

On 7 October 2021, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), together with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), attended the online pre-session organized by UPR Info on the Universal Period Review (UPR) of Tajikistan in Geneva. The statement was presented