Dag van de bedreigde advocaat – manifestatie en lezing
Op 24 januari 2019 vindt de jaarlijkse ‘Dag van de bedreigde advocaat‘ plaats. Dit jaar staat de positie van advocaten in Turkije centraal. Met een manifestatie in Den Haag en lezingen in Den Haag en Amsterdam. Wees erbij! Manifestatie Den Haag Komt allen in toga! Manifestatie bij de Turkse ambassade in Den Haag. Ook zal die […]
Imminent disbarment of Emil Kurbedinov
On 10 January 2019, human rights lawyer Emil Kurbedinov received a letter from the Crimean Directorate of the Ministry of Justice informing him he will be disbarred based on his two previous convictions for administrative offences. This was reported by Frontline Defenders. Emil Kurbedinov is a human rights lawyer working in Crimea. He is actively involved […]
Survey of working conditions lawyers
In June 2018 Lawyers for Lawyers in collaboration with Justice International conducted a survey in Kyrgyzstan among lawyers to determine the most pressing issues faced by advocates and lawyers as a result of their professional activities. A report of this survey is now available. The survey focussed on seven main topics: access to the legal […]
Arrest of lawyer Mohamed Ramadan
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest and detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed Ramadan from Egypt. On 2 January 2019, we called upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Mohamed Ramadan and drop all the charges against him. Mohamed Ramadan is a human rights lawyer who previously worked for the Arabic Network for […]
NOMINATE NOW FOR THE L4L AWARD 2019!
The closing date for submission of nominations is 1 March 2019, 11:59 PM CET. Lawyers for Lawyers wishes you all the best for 2019! This will be a special year for Lawyers for Lawyers, with the first lustrum edition of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award on 23 May as one of the highlights. The Lawyers for Lawyers Award aims […]
Trial against Wang Quanzhang
The trial against human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang started on 26 December 2018, the day after Christmas day. At the end of the day, the official website of the No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court of Tianjin posted a short announcement that the case’s verdict would be handed down at a later date. This was reported by […]
Lawyer Mikhail Benyash indicted
On 12 december 2018, lawyer Mikhail Benyash has been indicted. He is being charged with the ‘the use of violence against a representative of the authority not dangerous to health’ under article 318(1) of the Russian Criminal Code and faces up to five years in prison. On 6 December 2018 the other charge against Benyash […]
Dag van de bedreigde advocaat: lezing met Ruken Gulagaci
Samen met Lawyers for Lawyers organiseert de Jonge Balie Den Haag op 24 januari van 17.00-18.00 uur een lezing. Ruken Gulagaci, advocaat uit Turkije, komt spreken. klik hier om je aan te melden (HELAAS VOL) Donderdag 24 januari 2019 is de jaarlijkse ‘Dag van de bedreigde advocaat’. Dit jaar staat deze dag in het teken van […]
Trial against lawyer Can Tombul
On 12 December, Lawyers for Lawyers, Fair Trial Watch, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the European Democratic Lawyers and the Human Rights Committee of the Norwegian Bar Association called on the authorities of Turkey to immediately release lawyer Can Tombul. Can Tombul works as a lawyer of the Law Bureau of the Oppressed (EHB). Together with […]
Save the date: lezing met Ramazan Demir 24 januari
Advocaat Ramazan Demir spreker op de Dag van de Bedreigde Advocaat Bedreiging van advocaten in Turkije uit eerste hand 24 januari 2019 – Dag van de Bedreigde Advocaat Klik hier om je aan te melden. In sommige landen worden advocaten bedreigd en geïntimideerd door de overheid, louter omdat zij mensen bijstaan die als ‘vijanden van […]
Joint petition letter – Wang Quanzhang
In a petition letter addressed to the Chinese authorities on the day of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and at the initiative of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association, 20 lawyer’s associations from all over the world, including Lawyers for Lawyers, call for the immediate release of […]
Five years since disappearance Razan Zaitouneh
Today, 9 December 2018, marks five years since the disappearance of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh. Together with her husband and two colleagues, Razan Zaitouneh disappeared on 9 December 2013 in Douma, after a group of armed men stormed the office of the Violations Documentation Center. Since then, no one has heard from them. As a prominent human rights lawyer, activist, […]
Emil Kurbedinov sentenced to administrative detention
On 7 December 2018, human rights lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was sentenced to 5 days of administrative detention by the Kievsky district court of Simferopol. He was charged with “propagandising for extremist organisations” in relation to a 2013 social media post. This was reported by Frontline Defenders on their website. Emil Kurbedinov is a human rights […]
Joint letter on behalf of lawyer Daniel Prado
In a joint letter, 11 organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, expressed concerns about the threats against Colombian lawyer Daniel Prado. In November, member of Lawyers for Lawyers’ Latin America focus group met with Daniel Prado in Amsterdam (picture). Mr Prado, a lawyer with the Colombian NGO Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace (CIJP), represents […]
L4L and FTW observe hearing lawyers Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu
On 29 November 2018 representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), Fair Trial Watch (FTW) and lawyers from Switzerland and the Netherlands observed the second hearing in the trial against lawyers Sezin Uçar, Őzlem Gümüstas and Gülhan Kaya of Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu (“Law firm of the Oppressed”). Also observing the hearing were Evert-Jan Henrichs, president of […]
Threats against lawyer Daniel Prado
The Law Society of England & Wales, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Bar Council of England & Wales, and the Bar Human Rights Committee have expressedtheir concerns about serious threats made against the lawyer Daniel Prado in Colombia. Mr. Prado currently represents victims of crimes committed by the paramilitary group “The 12 Apostles”. The […]