Killing of lawyer Isaac Medardo Herrera
On 23 March 2020, environmental lawyer Isaac Medardo Herrera was killed in front of his house. The killing was condemned by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico. According to our information, on Monday 23 March 2020, Isaac Medardo Herrera was shot in front of his house. The murders knocked on […]
Call to protect prisoners, including lawyers, from pandemic
Lawyers for Lawyers, together with fifteen other organisations, urged the Turkish Government not to exempt the release of political prisoners, particularly lawyers, journalists, politicians, artists, judges and prosecutors, human rights defenders and and others arbitrarily detained during the purge under emergency measures (2016-2018), in its forthcoming early parole bill. On March 20, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture […]
Iranian New Year: situation of lawyers on the ‘Nowruz’
سال نو مبارک (happy new year)! Today marks the start of the Iranian New Year. Unfortunately, the ‘Nowruz’ does not seem to bring prosperity and happiness for many human rights lawyers who have been detained and prosecuted by the Iranian authorities. Attacks on lawyers have intensified in Iran in recent years. Lawyers are facing judicial […]
Ding Jiaxi remains in custody following 1226 Crackdown arrest
Former human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi remains detained following an arrest by police in Shandong Province, China on 26 December 2019. Ding’s arrest is part of a large-scale crackdown targeting human rights lawyers and citizen activists, which has been labelled the 1226 Crackdown. Neither such anti-activism crackdown nor Ding Jiaxi’s arrest are a first. Ding, […]
Concerns about the suspension of Fatma Karume
Lawyers for Lawyers, together with the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales, AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, SADCLA and SALC have issued a joint statement of concern regarding the suspension of Ms Fatma Karume, Tanzanian lawyer and former President of the Tanganyika Law Society. On […]
Unannounced visits to offices of LBH APIK
Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada have called on the Indonesian authorities to conduct a professional and independent investigation into the conduct of the people, including the 4 police officers, who made unannounced visits without a search warrant to the offices of LBH APIK in East Jakarta in February 2020 and threatened LBH […]
Oral statement Egypt UPR outcome
On 12 March 2020, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, The Law Society of England and Wales (“Law Society”), and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) delivered an oral statement during the 43rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome […]
Oral statement Kazakhstan UPR outcome
On 12 March 2020, Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute delivered an oral statement during the 43rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Kazakhstan was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a NGO-submission for the UPR-session of […]
Oral statement Iran UPR outcome
On 12 March 2020, Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute delivered an oral statement during the 43rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of Iran was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a NGO-submission for the UPR-session of […]
16 years since disappearance Somchai Neelapaijit
Sixteen years ago, Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit disappeared and he is currently still missing. Until now, no perpetrators have been held accountable for his disappearance. Somchai disappeared on 12 March 2004, one day after he had publicly accused the police of torturing his clients, who were in detention in the South of Thailand. Since then, […]
Letter on the arrest and attack on lawyer Douglas Coltart
In a letter to the Zimbabwean authorities Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concern about the arrest and attack on Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Douglas Coltart. Douglas Coltart is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), an organisation that dedicates itself to promote a culture of human rights, equality […]
Disbarment Amanzhol Mukhamedyarov and Erlan Gazumzhanov
On 26 February 2020, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan decided to disbar lawyers Amanzhol Mukhamedyarov and Erlan Gazumzhanov. Both Amanzhol Mukhamedyarov, the Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Lawyers of the Kazakhstan Bar Association, and Erlan Gazumzhanov, a lawyer from Nur-Sultan, posted a video recording of parts of a court […]
Hossein Ahmadiniaz: “Rule of law is non-existent in Iran”
,,I have no political goals. I’m not a criminal. I’m a lawyer” Text: Johan van Uffelen February 26 marked Lawyers Day in Iran. A day that has been established by the Bar Association of independent lawyers. But it is of no meaning for the Iranian regime. ,,This date does not appear in any official calendar”, […]
Nieuwe vrijwilligers voor focusgroep ‘twinning’ gezocht
Gemiddeld 5-8 uur/pm, per 1 mei 2020 Voor een lopend project zoekt Lawyers for Lawyers advocaten die zich voor een periode van één jaar willen inzetten als buddy voor een aantal Oost-Afrikaanse advocaten. Aangezien een aantal van de advocaten enkel Frans spreekt zijn wij specifiek opzoek naar advocaten die Frans kunnen spreken. Lawyers for Lawyers […]
Case Tito Elia Magoti postponed for the fifth time
It has been reported that Tanzanian human rights lawyer Tito Elia Magoti remains behind bars as the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam postponed his case for the fifth time on 19 February 2020. Mr. Magoti is a Tanzanian human rights lawyer, working with the NGO Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), a […]
Human rights lawyer Hani Hussain imprisoned
On 19 February 2020, the Kuwaiti security forces arrested Kuwaiti human rights lawyer Hani Hussain. Consequently, the Public Prosecution ordered imprisonment for 21 days. This was reported by the Gulf Centre of Human Rights (GCHR). The Public Prosecution ordered the imprisonment of Hussain for 21 days, pending investigation, and he was placed in the Central […]