Abu al-Khair to receive ABA Award
On 21 June 2019, the American Bar Association announced that the 2019 ABA International Human Rights Award will be awarded to Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is currently serving a 15 year prison sentence. The award honours his his extraordinary work to advance human rights and advocate for justice in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Waleed Abu […]
Vacancy trial monitoring volunteers
LAWYERS FOR LAWYERS is looking for Trial Monitoring volunteers for Turkey 2019 Lawyers for Lawyers Award winner Selçuk Kozagaçli (picture) was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months imprisonment in March 2019. On 10 July, a hearing in another case against him took place, which we observed. Lawyers for Lawyers continues to monitor the cases […]
Vacancy lawyer-volunteer focus group South Asia
On average 2 hours per week Do you want to make a difference for colleagues at risk? For lawyers who stand up for the rights of others? Do you want to build a network with lawyers from small and large firms? And would you like to work with a young, dynamic and enthusiastic NGO team […]
Rommel Durán to receive Ludovic Trarieux Prize
On 27 May 2019 it was announced that Rommel Durán will receive the 24th Ludovic Trarieux Prize. He is a Colombian human rights lawyer, who stands up for the rights of displaced farmers. The Jury of the Ludovic Trarieux price stated: “Rommel Durán himself also faces very serious threats to his life due to his […]
WGAD decision on detention Yorov
Washington, D.C. / Amsterdam – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued an opinion finding the detention of Tajik human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov to be a violation of international law. The UN concluded that the charges against Yorov were baseless and that the motivation of the Government of Tajikistan in imprisoning […]
Effective advocacy at the United Nations
Training Lawyers for Lawyers in the Russian Federation Text: Johan van Uffelen The Institute for Law and Public Policy in Russia invited Lawyers for Lawyers to provide a two-day training to human rights lawyers and civil society activists on effective advocacy at the United Nations. The aim of the course, held on 19 and 20 […]
Presentation Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019
Minister opens Award ceremony 2019 “Independent position of lawyers under increasing pressure” In the presence of more than 200 people, including many lawyers from home and abroad, Serife Ceren Uysal received the fifth Lawyers for Lawyers Award on 23 May on behalf of lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı from Turkey. Selçuk Kozağaçlı, the Award winner himself, was […]
Sergey Sizintsev disbarred
On 21 May 2019, the Petropavlovsk Court disbarred lawyer Sergey Sizintsev. The ground for his disbarment is the fact that Sizintsev occupied a function in the Republican Bar Association while at the same time continuing his legal work. This is a practice, according to our information, not prohibited by law in Kazakhstan. Sergey Sizintsev is […]
Vacature stage communicatie
Gemiddeld 16 uur/wk, per 1 september 2019 Wil jij je communicatie skills inzetten om het verschil maken te voor bedreigde advocaten die opkomen voor de rechten van anderen? En wil je dat doen in een jong, dynamisch en bevlogen team met projecten met een internationale focus? Lees dan verder! Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) komt op […]
Vacature stage ondersteunen focusgroepen
Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 september 2019 Wil jij het verschil maken voor bedreigde advocaten die opkomen voor de rechten van anderen? Wil jij leren hoe een NGO werkt en een netwerk opbouwen met advocaten van kleine en grote kantoren? En wil je dat doen in een jong, dynamisch en bevlogen team met projecten met […]
Joint letter on 18 sentenced and imprisoned HHB and ÇHD lawyers
In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers, together with together with 23 other signatories consisting of lawyers’ organizations and bar associations, expressed concerns about the arbitrary detention and long-term imprisonment of 18 lawyers from Halkın Hukuk Bürosu (HHB, the Peoples’ Law Office) and Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği (ÇHD, the Progressive Lawyers Association) in violation of fair […]
Invitation Lawyers for Lawyers Award Ceremony 2019
Presenting the 2019 Laureate of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award: Selçuk Kozağaçlı Human rights lawyer from Turkey The Award Ceremony will take place on 23 May 2019 in Amsterdam. Register now to attend! The Award ceremony will be opened by Mr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Minister of Justice and Security. Sirikan Charoensiri (2017 Laureate) will present the […]
AvdR voor L4L Rally op 7 september
Kruip achter het stuur voor bedreigde collega’s Tekst: L4L/Johan van Uffelen Je maakt er geen vuile handen mee. Want daar zit je als advocaat natuurlijk niet op te wachten. Je doet er wél interessante, informele contacten mee op. En, het belangrijkste, je betuigt steun aan collega’s die in het nauw zitten. Doe mee met de […]
L4L and FTW monitor trial of lawyer Can Tombul
On 18 April, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial Watch attended the third hearing in the case of lawyer Can Tombul in Istanbul. Nardy Desloover, ex-president of the Rotterdam Bar Association, who represented the Dutch Bar Associations, attended the hearing as well. During the hearing, all requests made by the defence of lawyer […]
Training on effective advocacy at UN human rights mechanisms
The Institute for Law and Public Policy (ILPP) has invited Lawyers for Lawyers to jointly give a training course in Moscow concerning “Effective advocacy at the United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms”. The training will take place from 19-20 April 2019. Human rights lawyers and civil society activists working in Russia are invited to participate in […]
Selçuk Kozağaçlı to receive L4L Award 2019
Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a human rights lawyer from Turkey, will receive the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2019. By selecting Selçuk Kozağaçlı, the expert jury “wants to applaud the unwavering dedication of both Selçuk Kozağaçlı and his colleagues to defending the basic human rights of their clients.” Furthermore, with this award, “the jury also honours the many Turkish […]