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International Delegation to Turkey: Fact Finding and Trial Monitoring Mission, 6 – 9 November 2023

Türkiye

From November 6 to 9, 2023, representatives from Lawyers for Lawyers, as part of an international delegation, undertook a fact-finding and trial monitoring mission in Turkey. The delegation, comprising 27 bar associations, human rights organizations, and legal groups from eight

Statement regarding the ECtHR’s judgment in the Yalçınkaya-case

Türkiye

On 26 September 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye. The ECtHR ruled that Türkiye had violated the rights to a fair trial,

Ongoing trial of Sri Lankan lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah

Sri-Lanka

Lawyers for Lawyers remains committed to closely monitoring the proceedings involving Mr. Hizbullah, a dedicated lawyer and human rights advocate in Sri Lanka. These proceedings have exposed substantial concerns concerning due process and human rights within his case, underscoring the

Nasrin Sotoudeh released on bail after being arrested at funeral of Armita Garavand

Iran

Prominent human rights lawyer and women’s right activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on Sunday 29 October 2023 in Tehran while attending the funeral of 16-year-old  Armita Garavand, who passed away a day earlier after nearly a month in coma. After

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

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-commissie: ruim helft verkiezingsprogramma’s voldoet niet volledig aan minimumnormen van de rechtsstaat

the Netherlands

De Nederlandse orde van advocaten (NOvA) heeft ook voor de komende Tweede Kamerverkiezingen een commissie ingesteld die de verkiezingsprogramma’s toetst op rechtsstatelijkheid. Één van de commissieleden is voorzitter van het L4L bestuur Irma van den Berg. Bij tien van de

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

Vacature Manager Fondsenwerving en Communicatie

Word jij de eerste manager Fondsenwerving en Communicatie bij Lawyers for Lawyers? Verantwoordelijkheden: Fondsenwerving Communicatie Contacten in Nederland De Manager Fondsenwerving en Communicatie is verantwoordelijk voor de fondsenwerving voor Lawyers for Lawyers. Het huidige budget is 250.000 euro en er

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 successive arrests of Imaan Mazari are directly linked to

Vacature algemeen bestuurslid

Voor het bestuur van Lawyers for Lawyers zijn we op zoek naar twee algemeen bestuursleden Functie Als bestuurslid ben je nauw betrokken bij de groei van de stichting en lever je een bijdrage aan de bepaling en bewaking van koers