Ren voor advocaten in het nauw
Met elke mijl die je loopt, breng je de doelen van Lawyers for Lawyers dichterbij Tekst: Johan van Uffelen Een persoonlijke sportieve uitdaging, maar ook een uiting van loyaliteit met collega-advocaten die in hun beroepsuitoefening worden belemmerd. Ren voor Lawyers for Lawyers tijdens de Dam tot Damloop 2021! Iedere stap, iedere mijl, iedere euro sponsorgeld […]
Licence Li Jinxing revoked
On 6 August 2019, Chinese human rights lawyer Li Jinxing license to practice was revoked in relation to his posts on the social media platform Weibo. His posts included comments on two cases; one about the disbarment of another lawyer; and the other about Li being prevented from meeting his client in a detention center. […]
The Philippines: Attacks against lawyers escalating
*Last updated 16/09/2019 Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned over the increasing attacks against lawyers in the Philippines and the oppressive working environment they face since the start of President Duterte’s administration. Extrajudicial killings and harassment of lawyers Since President Duterte took office on June 30, 2016, the number and intensity of attacks against lawyers […]
D2D 2019: Team Lawyers for Lawyers
Veel advocaten zijn voortdurend ‘on the run’ voor de autoriteiten of andere opponenten in hun land. Lawyers for Lawyers zal met een team van 70 renners meedoen aan de goede doelen loop (10 Engelse mijl, 16,09 km). Door fondsen op te halen met deze run steunen zij hun collega’s in nood. De Dam tot Damloop […]
Joint letter on behalf of Badri Bhusal
In a joint letter the Law Society of England and Wales and Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concerns about the recent threats against lawyer Badri Bhusal and others involved in the Nirmala Panta case. Mr. Badri Bhusal is a Nepalese lawyer, human rights defender, and chair of the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP). COCAP is a […]
Joint UPR submission Turkey
In July 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers together with an international coalition of legal organisations submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of Turkey. The review will take place in January/February 2020. In the report the coalition highlights that the Turkish authorities do not always uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper and independent functioning of the […]
Harassment of Lawyers Collective
On 11 July 2019, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the offices of the Indian human rights organisation Lawyers Collective and the homes of lawyers and founders of the organisation Indira Jaising and Anand Grover. This was reported by Frontline Defenders. Lawyers Collective is a Delhi-based human rights organisation founded by Indira Jaising and Anand Grover. The group provides legal […]
Event at Consulate in honor of L4L Award for Selçuk Kozağaçlı
On 10 July 2019 the Dutch consulate in Istanbul hosted a special event in honor of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award given to lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı from Turkey. Kozağaçlı, who is currently serving a long prison sentence in Turkey, has accepted the award under the condition that it is dedicated to all lawyers and others […]
L4L observed hearing in the CHD-1 trial
On 10 July 2019 representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), together with lawyers from France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland, observed a hearing in the so-called CHD-1 case. In this case L4L-award laureate Selçuk Kozağaçlı is one of the 22 lawyers accused of terrorist related activities. Background The CHD-1 case started in January 2013, […]
UN HRC Resolution on Philippines
Lawyers for Lawyers welcomes the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 11 July on the situation of human rights in the Philippines. The resolution expresses concern on reported human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, and urges the Philippine government to carry out an independent investigation into those killings and refrain from any […]
Filipino lawyers at risk by state tagging
Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned over the ‘red-tagging’ of lawyers and lawyers’ groups in the Philippines as it puts lawyers’ safety and independence at risk. On 11 July, a court hearing takes place where members of the military must comment on a human rights lawyers’ request for protection. The practise of labelling or “red-tagging” […]
4th anniversary of the ‘709 Crackdown’
Today, 9 July 2019, marks 4 years since the start of the “709 Crackdown”. On this day in 2015, an unprecedented and seemingly well-coordinated detention campaign of a large number of human rights lawyers and defenders in China was initiated. Four years later there seems to be no improvement of the situation of human rights […]
Statement: Attacks on lawyers in China, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey
On 1 July 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association delivered a joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the attacks on lawyers in China, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The statement was delivered during the 41st session of the Council. […]
Oral statement to Human Rights Committee
Today Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement during the 126th session of the Human Rights Committee for the review of Tajikistan’s compliance with it’s international human rights obligations. In July 2018, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a submission for the List of Issues for this review, to inform the Committee about the situation of lawyers in […]
Disbarment Sergey Sizintsev
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the recent disbarment of Sergey Sizintsev, a senior partner at the De Facto law firm in Kazakhstan and former Executive Director of the Republican Bar Association. According to our information, Sergey Sizintsev served as the Executive Director of the Republican Bar Association from 2016 to 2018. In this capacity, […]
Joint oral statement to Human Rights Council
On 24 June 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers together with ISHR, LRWC and IBAHRI delivered a joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of lawyers in China. The statement was delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers. The statement reads as follows: Mr. Vice President, […]