Rusland 'Onderzoek nodig naar moord Russische advocaat'

L4L heeft bij brief van 21 januari jl. een onderzoek geëist naar de moord op mensenrechtenadvocaat Stanislav Markelov. Ook het gebrek aan bescherming van Markelov van overheidswege moet worden opgehelderd. De minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, de ambassadeurs in Moskou en Den Haag, de Raad van Europa en de Speciaal Rapporteur van de Verenigde Naties zijn opgeroepen druk uit te oefenen op de Russische autoriteiten.

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26 november 2024

The denial of the rights of the defence in Venezuela

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26 November 2024 Following the contested Venezuelan election, of which President Nicolás Maduro has claimed victory, there has been a widespread pattern of mass arrests across the country. Lawyers from Foro Penal, a foundation dedicated to the defence of human

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22 november 2024

Arnon Nampa’s right to continue to practice as a lawyer at risk

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Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) is concerned about the ongoing harassment of human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, who is being targeted for his legitimate work as a lawyer and the exercise of his right to freedom of expression. He has repeatedly

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15 november 2024

The harassment of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Rustem Kyamilev and Lilia Hemedzhy needs to end

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13 november 2024

The Ongoing Harassment of Algerian Lawyer Mourad Zenati

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Lawyers for Lawyers, SHOAA for Human Rights, the Law Society of England and Wales, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute express grave concern regarding the arbitrary travel restrictions imposed on Algerian human rights lawyer Mourad Zenati, which is

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