Summons for the reimprisonment of Mohammad Seifzadeh
Lawyers for Lawyers has recently sent a joint letter to the Iranian authorities on the summons for the reimprisonment of Mohammad Seifzadeh. The undersigned organisaqtions are gravely concerned about a summons being issued by the Iranian judiciary for the reimprisonment of Mr Mohammad Seifzadeh despite his ailing health. Mohammad Seifzadeh is a prominent human rights […]
Human Rights Lawyer Arnon Nampa Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison Under Controversial Lese-Majeste Law
On 25 July 2024, Arnon Nampa was sentenced to 4 years detention under Thailand’s controversial lese-majeste law by the Criminal Court. This case is linked to two posts on Facebook about the Thai monarchy that he published in early 2021. Arnon Nampa is a human rights lawyer and founding member of Thai Lawyers for Human […]
Numbed by bureaucracy – interview with Marina Kanta
By Trudeke Sillevis Smitt Overload, rejections, bureaucracy, but also small bright spots: Marina Kanta outlines the work of an asylum lawyer in Athens in a Zoom interview. What is it like to be an asylum lawyer in Athens? Marina Kanta provides legal advice at the NGO Solidarity Now, which offers – besides legal aid – […]
Lawyers for Lawyers submits report for Universal Periodic Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran
On 16 July 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales (the Law Society) and Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) submitted a report for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This review will take place in January/February 2025. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Iranian […]
Lawyers for Lawyers submits report for UPR on Egypt
On 16 July 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) submitted a report for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt. The next UPR of Egypt will take place in January 2025. The UPR’s key concern is of Egypt’s compliance with its […]
Trial monitoring mission for the hearing in the trial against lawyers from Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu
From 1 July 2024 to 4 July 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers representatives visited Turkey on a trial monitoring mission for a hearing in the trial against the lawyers from EHB (Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu, law firm of the oppressed). Lawyers for Lawyers representatives visited Türkiye to attend a hearing in the trial against three lawyers of […]
The alleged enforced disappearance of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed Kassem
Update: Lawyers for Lawyers has been informed that following our public intervention, lawyer Ahmed Kassem was released on Sunday 21st July. Despite this positive development, we remain concerned for his safety and urge the Egyptian authorities to cease undue interference with the work of lawyers. Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concerns over the alleged enforced disappearance […]
Release of Chang Weiping After 3,5 Years Detention
On 8 July, the evening of the 9th anniversary of the ‘709 crackdown’, Chinese Human Rights lawyer Chang Weiping has been released after completing his 3,5 year administrative detention in Feng County Detention Centre, Shaanxi province. Mr. Chang was sentenced on 8 June 2023, after being charged with inciting “subversion of state power”, in what […]
HRC 56: UPR Outcome China
Lawyers for Lawyers and several other organisations cosigned an oral statement on the adoption of China’s 4th UPR report at the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The statement was delivered during the Interactive Dialogue on the adoption of China’s UPR on 4 July 2024. You can find the live stream on UN […]
Interview with Ugandan Environmental Lawyers Aryampa Brighton and Kato Tumusiime
Illustration: Joost Hölscher Aryampa Brighton is a Ugandan environmental lawyer and founder of the organization Youth for Green Communities. Kato Tumusiime is a lawyer at Youth for Green Communities and in private practice, specializing in public interest litigation, environmental issues, and human rights in Uganda and East Africa. He defends youth peacefully protesting harmful development […]
The ninth anniversary of the 709 Crackdown
Today, 9 July 2024, marks the ninth anniversary of the ‘709 Crackdown’ on 9 July 2015, when over twenty lawyers, staffers, human rights defenders were arrested and nearly 300 lawyers and human rights defenders were summoned and questioned during the large scale crackdown. The situation of lawyers in China remains of concern to this day. […]
Interview with Nauê Bernardo Pinheiro, Brazilian environmental lawyer
Illustration: Joost Hölscher Mr. Pinheiro is a Brazilian political scientist and lawyer that has been working on social environmental litigation for the past decade. He established his own law firm (Pinheiro de Azevedo, Advocacia) and works for Climate Observatory in a secretariat capacity. In this role, he helps coordinate and create a network with other […]
Attack and robbery of Ugandan environmental and human rights lawyer Kato Tumusiime
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) expresses concerns about the attack on Ugandan environmental and human rights lawyer Kato Tumusiime which occurred on April 17th 2024, and its implications for environmental lawyers’ ability to carry out their work free from unjust intervention. As a committed lawyer working with the non-governmental organization Youth for Green Communities, Kato Tumusiime […]
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: public letter to the Belarusian authorities on the continued incommunicado detention of Maksim Znak
On 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern over the continued incommunicado detention of lawyer Maksim Znak. According to information received, Mr Znak has now been refused access to his family members, medical services, or independent legal counsel for over 17 months. The UN High Commissioner […]
UN side-event: The role of judges, prosecutors and lawyers in safeguarding democracies
Side-event at the UN 56th Session of the Human Rights Council, The role of judges, prosecutors and lawyers in safeguarding democracies 25 June 2023 14:00 – 15:00 CEST This side-event (click here for flyer) will address the rise of an authoritarian political culture that affects the independence of legal professionals and their ability to play […]
Letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs on Ugandan Legal Independence
L4L and IBAHRI have written a joint letter to multiple UN Special Rapporteurs and ACHPR Special Rapporteurs (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights) to express concern regarding the Ugandan legal independence and to request an urgent appeal to the Ugandan authorities. The letter centers around recent judicial orders barring Ugandan lawyers from meeting to […]
