Voormalig voorzitter L4L benoemd tot Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau
Op 18 september 2022 is voormalig L4L-voorzitter Phon van den Biesen benoemd tot Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau. Hij ontving de koninklijke onderscheiding vanwege zijn inzet als advocaat, bestuurder en lobbyist voor de rechtstaat en de mensenrechten. Van den Biesen ontving de onderscheiding uit handen van locoburgemeester Marjolein Moorman. Phon van den Biesen is […]
Vacature: Penningmeester voor het bestuur van Lawyers for Lawyers
Voor het bestuur van Lawyers for Lawyers zijn we per 1 december 2022 op zoek naar een bestuurslid met de functie van penningmeester. 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 en strategie van Lawyers for Lawyers. Als […]
Continued administrative detention and harassment through judicial proceedings of Salah Hammouri
The undersigned organisations are gravely concerned about the continued administrative detention and the harassment through judicial proceedings of French-Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender, Salah Hammouri. As a lawyer, Salah Hammouri represents political prisoners in Israeli and Palestinian prisons. On the morning of 7 March 2022, Israeli security forces raided the house of Mr. Hammouri […]
Concerns about the trial and detention of Chang Weiping
Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), The 29 Principles, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), The Rights Practice and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada are concerned about the (pre-)trial and detention of human rights lawyer Chang Weiping from China. On 26 July 2022 his trial took place behind closed doors. […]
Iran: UPR mid-term report
In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iran in 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers has written a mid-term report. In this report, we set out to what extent Iran has implemented the recommendations it accepted during the 2019 UPR process in relation to the role of lawyers. During the 2019 UPR, Iran received and partially […]
Iran: UPR mid-term report
In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iran in 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers has written a mid-term report. In this report, we set out to what extent Iran has implemented the recommendations it accepted during the 2019 UPR process in relation to the role of lawyers. During the 2019 UPR, Iran received and partially […]
Concerns about violence against lawyers in Sri Lanka
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about reports of violence being used against lawyers in Sri Lanka who are supporting protesters. At least one lawyer is reported to have been arrested and two lawyers, including the arrested lawyer, to have been assaulted after attempting to intervene in their professional capacity. In the early hours of Friday […]
Charles Hector Fernandez: “Review of environmental legislation is urgently needed”
Malaysian environmental human rights lawyer Charles Hector Fernandez was one of the speakers at the Lawyers for Lawyers seminar on environmental justice and the work of environmental lawyers. Fernandez has been in the news several times in recent years, including internationally, because of cases in which he represented clients against large corporations. Trade agreements are […]
The Hague Young Bar Association raises €7120 for Lawyers for Lawyers
The The Hague Young Bar Association has raised €7120 for Lawyers for Lawyers through their annual ”Hapweg” auction. On 22 July 2022, the The Hague Young Bar Association organized a barbecue and auction to raise money for Lawyers for Lawyers. The event, called the “Hapweg”, took place at Beachclub WOW in Scheveningen. A cheque was […]
Joint letter on the continued detention of lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev
In a joint letter, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and Lawyers for Lawyers express concern about the continued detention of lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev. Prior to his arrest in 2020, Mr Allaberdyev worked for oil and gas production office of the Government of Turkmenistan in the city of Balkanabad. He had become an increasingly […]
Statement on the criminal prosecution and pre-trial detention of Dmitry Talantov
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the criminal prosecution and pre-trial detention of Dmitry Talantov, human rights lawyer and the president of the Bar Association of the Republic of Udmurtia. In the morning of 28 June 2022, Mr. Talantov was arrested in Izhevsk and taken to the Investigation Committee of the Republic of Udmurtia for […]
Free members of UAE94 and other prisoners of conscience
On the anniversary of the verdicts in the mass trial of prominent human rights defenders, lawyers, judges, academics and students known as the UAE94, we the undersigned call on allies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to press the Emirati authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those convicted following a trial that lacked the […]
Oral statement Uganda UPR outcome
On 1 July 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Uganda was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a submission for the UPR-session of Uganda. The statement reads as follows: Mr President, […]
Joint oral statement Venezuela UPR outcome
On 1 July 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) delivered an oral statement during the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Venezuela was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers and IBAHRI had already submitted a joint submission […]
Joint oral statement Zimbabwe UPR outcome
On 1 July 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) delivered an oral statement during the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Zimbabwe was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a joint submission for the […]
10 years since the unjust arrest of four lawyers at the UAE 94 trial
This year marks ten years since the arrest of four lawyers at the mass “UAE 94” trial that saw the unjust imprisonment of dozens of government critics and reform activists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Having completed their prison sentences, these lawyers are set to be released either this year or next year. However, […]