Travel ban and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei
The Law Society of England and Wales, The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers, Asian Lawyers Network, and International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute are gravely concerned about the arbitrary travel restrictions still imposed against human rights lawyer Lu Siwei after his release from prison in […]
OSCE Side Event: Rising threats to lawyers and the rule of law worldwide
October 14, 2025 8:30 – 9:30 AM Meeting Room 4 – Opera On October 14, Lawyers for Lawyers and the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights (ABA/CHR) co-host a side event during the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference titled “Global Pressures on the Legal Profession: A Threat to the Rule of Law.” Across […]
Webinar Voices of Justice: Protecting Lawyers’ Freedom of Expression
Voices of Justice: Protecting Lawyers’ Freedom of Expression 17 October 2026 10.00 – 11.00 CET | 15.00 – 16.00 GMT+7 Register here Join Lawyers for Lawyers, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, the Law Society of England and Wales, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute for an engaging webinar exploring how to protect lawyers’ […]
HRC60: Concerns about Cambodia’s justice system and the legal profession
On 3 October 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada delivered an oral statement during Item 4 of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Cambodia. The statement […]
HRC60: Systematic targeting of lawyers and repression of the legal profession in Russia
On 22 September 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and the Law Society of England and Wales, and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada delivered an oral statement during Item 4 of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on […]
Call for human rights safeguards in the EU–Thailand free trade agreement
Lawyers for Lawyers has sent a letter to the European Commission urging to ensure that the ongoing negotiations for the EU–Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) include explicit and enforceable human rights safeguards. Such measures are essential to protect lawyers from arbitrary prosecution and to uphold the rule of law. Read the original letter here. The […]
Call on El Salvador to comply with IACHR precautionary measures in favor of detained lawyers
Lawyers for Lawyers sent a letter to the authorities in El Salvador urging the government to immediately and effectively implement the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in favor of lawyers Ruth Eleonora López and Enrique Anaya. Read the original letter in Spanish here. The English translation of the letter […]
Freezing of NGO accounts impacts legal aid and the work of lawyers in Georgia
Download the statement here. Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW), and the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) are deeply concerned about the recent freezing of bank accounts belonging to several Georgian civil society organisations (CSOs), as part of an ongoing […]
HRC60: Situation of lawyers in Venezuela
On 22 September 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) delivered an oral statement during Item 4 of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The statement can be downloaded here and reads as follows: Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Bar Association’s Human […]
HRC60: Harassment of Belarusian lawyers and misuse of law against the legal profession
On 19 September 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute delivered an oral statement during Item 4 of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The statement can be downloaded here and reads as follows: Mr. […]
HRC60: Ongoing repression of human rights lawyers and defenders in china
On 18 September 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the International Bar Association, The Law Society and the Asian Lawyers Network delivered an oral statement during Item 3 of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The statement can be downloaded here and reads as follows: Mr. President, Lawyers’ […]
Concern over ongoing detention and hunger strike of lawyer Kenia Inés Hernández in Mexico
Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger express deep concern regarding the situation of Mexican human rights lawyer Kenia Inés Hernández Montalván, who has been on hunger strike since 7 September 2025 after being denied permission to attend her mother’s funeral. Ms. Hernández has been held in detention for more than […]
Concerns about the designation of lawyers association as an “extremist formation”
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), and the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW) are seriously concerned about the increasing pressure on the legal profession by Belarusian authorities, most recently marked by the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus’ (KGB) designation of the Belarusian Association of […]
Proceedings against Istanbul Bar Association board a “direct assault” on independence of legal profession
Find the amicus brief here Criminal and civil proceedings against the executive board of the Istanbul Bar Association are incompatible with Türkiye’s international human rights obligations and represent a direct assault on the independence of the legal profession, warned twelve legal and human rights organisations* in a joint intervention to the court. The joint amicus […]
Lawyers for Lawyers’ feedback on the EU Civil Society Strategy
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to develop a Civil Society Strategy. We strongly support its aim to create a comprehensive framework at both EU and Member State levels to protect and empower civil society actors. We particularly value the Strategy’s commitment to strengthening meaningful engagement, addressing the shrinking civic space, and […]
Deep Concern over incident involving lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi in Angola
Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe and the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & Human Rights are deeply concerned about the latest reports involving Angolan human rights lawyer […]