Vacature student-stage
Gemiddeld 8 uur/wk, per 1 september 2022 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 […]
L4L monitored hearing in the trial against the lawyers of the ÖHD
On 25 May 2022, representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers, together with about 10 lawyers from Grenoble and one lawyer from Paris, observed the hearing in the trial against the lawyers of the ÖHD. Background Twelve lawyersembers of the Association of Libertarian Jurists (ÖHD), are prosecuted since 2016 on suspicion of membership of a terrorist organisation. […]
Vacature programma assistent
12-16 uur per week, per 1 juli 2022 Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) 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. L4L bestaat uit een sterk bestuur, een klein […]
Sirikan Charoensiri: “Our gender, appearance and costume are not what define our abilities”
Lawyers for Lawyers presents the “Highlighting the Work of Female Lawyers from Asia” interview series. This series highlights the important work of inspiring female lawyers from Asia. We address the general challenges these lawyers face as women in the male dominated legal profession, solidarity and empowerment among female lawyers, examples of sexism in their work […]
Recap seminar “Environmental Justice and the Work of Environmental Lawyers”
On 19 May 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association organized the seminar “Environmental Justice and the Work of Environmental Lawyers”. The seminar was part of the 2022 edition of Justitia, but also inaugurated Lawyers for Lawyers latest campaign on environmental lawyers. This one-year campaign aims to raise international attention on environmental lawyers […]
Speaker Tour with lawyer from Malaysia
To launch our one-year campaign focused on environmental lawyers, we invited environmental lawyer and human rights defender Charles Hector from Malaysia to the Netherlands for a Speaker Tour. As part of the Speaker Tour, Charles Hector spoke to colleagues lawyers from the Netherlands about his work in pursuit of environmental justice, the difficulties that he […]
Lawyers Day Tajikistan
Today, Lawyers Day, marks the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the first Tajik Bar Association. However, the situation of lawyers in Tajikistan remains concerning and, on what should be a day of celebration, Lawyers for Lawyers would like to remember the human rights lawyers Burzurgmehr and Jamshed Yorov, Nuriddin Makhkamov, Abdulmajid Rizoev, Shuhrat Kudratov […]
Joint letter on the detention of Alexander Danilevich
In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) express serious concerns regarding the detention of Belarusian lawyer Alexander Danilevich. According to the information we have received, on 20 May 2022, Alexander Danilevich was detained and placed in the pre-trial detention centre of the State Security […]
Video message from the Vice-President of the Ukrainian National Bar Association
Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association organised a seminar on ‘Environmental Justice and the Work of Environmental Lawyers’ on 19 May 2022. We wanted to make use of the opportunity to address the ongoing war in Ukraine from a lawyers perspective during the seminar. In light of this, a video message of Dr. […]
Qatari lawyers sentenced to life imprisonment
In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses grave concern about the sentencing to life imprisonment of Qatari lawyers Hazza bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri and Rashed bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri by the Second Circuit Criminal Court of Qatar on 10 May 2022. On 29 July 2021, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani […]
Abderrazak Kilani convicted to a one-month suspended prison sentence
On 19 May 2022, Abderrazak Kilani, lawyer and former president of the Tunisian Bar Association, was convicted to a one month suspended prison sentence by the Tunis Permanent Military Court of First Instance for “insulting a public official in the exercise of his duties”. On 2 March 2022, Mr. Kilani was detained after a verbal […]
Letter on the arrest, detention and prosecution of Abderrazak Kilani
In a joint letter Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada express grave concern about the arrest, detention and prosecution before a military tribunal of Abderrazak Kilani, a lawyer and former President of The Law Society of Tunisia from 2010 until […]
Can Atalay nominated for the International Hrant Dink Award
Lawyers for Lawyers is proud to support the nomination of Can Atalay for the International Hrant Dink Award. Annually, this award is presented to individuals, organisations and groups that give inspiration and hope to people for holding on to their struggle, that work for a more liberal and fair world free from discrimination, racism and […]
Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee – Colombia
In its upcoming 135th session, the UN Human Rights Committee will review the eighth periodic report submitted by Colombia concerning its implementation of the ICCPR and will adopt a list of issues for Colombia. In the context of this review, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada welcomed the opportunity to contribute to this […]
Lawyers for Lawyers monitored first hearing in trial of Berrak Çağlar
From 30 March to 2 April 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers visited Turkey for a trial monitoring mission. The aim of the mission was to attend the first hearing in the trial against lawyer Berrak Çağlar. Introduction Berrak Çağlar is a member of the ÇHD (Progressive Lawyers Association). She is accused of being a member of […]
UPR submission the Netherlands
In March 2022, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Netherlands. The report contains recommendations to the Dutch authorities to improve the situation of lawyers in the Netherlands. The review will take place in November 2022. In 2020 the Netherlands ranked nr. 5 on the WJP Rule of Law-index. […]