Oral statement on UPR outcome
On 19 September 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. During this session, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Outcome Report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was adopted. Lawyers for Lawyers had already submitted a NGO-submission for the UPR-session of the DRC. The statement […]
Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council
On 18 September 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada delivered a joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of lawyers in the Philippines. The statement was delivered during the General Debate Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. The statement reads as follows: Mr. President, […]
Shocked by liquidation of Derk Wiersum
Lawyers for Lawyers is shocked by the liquidation of lawyer Derk Wiersum (44). Our thoughts go out to his family members and relatives. Derk Wiersum was shot dead in Amsterdam on 18 September. He was, amongst others, the lawyer of Nabil B., crown witness in the big liquidation case against the criminal organization of Ridouan […]
Joint call by international legal community: Protect Filipino lawyers!
Today, Lawyers for Lawyers together with 151 international and domestic bar associations, other lawyers’ organizations and legal professionals from 49 countries around the world called on the Government of the Philippines to take all necessary measures to stop the attacks against and extrajudicial killings of lawyers and to end the culture of impunity in which […]
Letter on behalf of Veronica Koman
In a joint letter to the Indonesian authorities Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LWRC) expressed concerns about the recent charges filed against Indonesian lawyer Veronica Koman. She is the lawyer of a group of Papuan students mistreated by the police. The charges against her are allegedly related to information she spread […]
Can Tombul released from pre-trial detention
On 12 September 2019 lawyer Can Tombul was released after 1 year and 1,5 month of pre-trial detention. Mr Tombul is a lawyer at the Law Bureau of the Oppressed (EHB). Together with his colleagues mr Tombul represents victims and family members of victims of the bombings / massacres in Ankara and Suruç in 2015. […]
Veysel Ok given a 5-months suspended sentence
On 12 September 2019 lawyer Veysel Ok, co-founder of the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and one of the lawyers shortlisted for the 2019 L4L-award, was given a 5-months suspended sentence by the Istanbul 2nd Penal Court for insulting the Turkish judiciary in a newspaper article in 2015. Journalist Cihan Acar, who wrote and […]
FORWARD & Lawyers for Lawyers: Coming Out Day Event
On International Coming Out Day, FORWARD and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) are organising a special event with guest speakers Michel Togué and Boris Dittrich. Together Michel and Boris will talk about their work, experiences and challenges in the defence of LGBT+-rights. The event will take place on 11 October at 18.00 in the auditorium of […]
Concerns about extrajudicial killings of lawyers
Lawyers for Lawyers together with five other organizations joined Lawyers Rights Watch Canada in a statement to the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the extrajudicial killings of jurists in the Philippines. In the period between August 2016 and 5 September 2019 at least 46 lawyers, prosecutors and judges and 134 human rights defenders […]
New executive director, new president of the board
Lawyers for Lawyers is thrilled to announce the appointment of Sophie de Graaf as executive director of the organization. Irma van den Berg is the new president of the board. As of 1 September, Sophie de Graaf is the new executive director of Lawyers for Lawyers. She succeeds Judith Lichtenberg, who will be installed as […]
Charges dropped against Sirikan Charoensiri
On 27 August 2019, Thai human rights lawyer and laureate of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2017 Sirikan ‘June’ Charoensiri was informed at the Chanasongkram Police Station that the Attorney General had issued a non-prosecution order in one case against her on 26 July 2019. In this case she was charged with “concealing evidence” and […]
International day of the victims of enforced disappearances
Today, 30 August, marks the UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. In recognition of the challenges that victims of enforced disappearance and their families face Lawyers for Lawyers would like to draw attention to the cases of disappeared lawyers Gao Zhisheng, Razan Zeitouneh and Somchai Neelapaijit. Under international human rights law, enforced […]
ECHR ruling in Magnitskiy case
On 27 August 2019 the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Russia in the case of lawyer Sergey Magnitskiy. The court stated that multiple rights of Magnitskiy were violated and that the poor medical treatment he received led to his death. Sergey Magnitskiy was a Russian tax lawyer who alleged various government officials of […]
Vacature programma medewerker
Lawyers for Lawyers komt op voor bedreigde advocaten. We helpen advocaten om hun taak als beschermer van de rechtsstaat vrij en onafhankelijk te kunnen uitoefenen en zetten ons in om vervolging van advocaten te voorkomen of te beëindigen. Lawyers for Lawyers bestaat uit een sterk bestuur, een klein kantoor en een netwerk van vijftig advocaat-vrijwilligers. […]
Letter on murder of Atty. Trinidad
On 23 July 2019, Atty. Anthony Trinidad was killed in an attack by unidentified motorcycle-riding men in Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental. Lawyers for Lawyers has reason to believe that the killing of Atty. Trinidad is connected to his legitimate professional activities and called on the Government of the Philippines to carry out a thorough, impartial and transparent […]
Mick Veldhuijsen: “Laat een advocaat maar eens uitleggen waarom hij níet doneert”
Mick Veldhuijsen ondersteunt L4L met overtuiging: Tekst: Johan van Uffelen De stichting Lawyers for Lawyers steunt voor haar activiteiten volledig op giften. Dat waarborgt onze onafhankelijkheid. Maar tegelijk zijn we natuurlijk afhankelijk. Van gulle gevers; kantoren en individuele donateurs. We plaatsen ze af en toe graag voor het voetlicht. Niet om goede sier te maken […]