Yna Heslinga: “Laat iedereen weten dat je voor L4L rent tijdens de Dam tot Damloop”
Yna gaat megabedrag binnenlopen Je hebt hardlopers en figuren die de kantjes eraf lopen. Yna Heslinga mogen we bepaaldelijk onder de eerste categorie scharen. Ze is nog niet aan de start van de Dam tot Damloop 2018 verschenen, of ze heeft al 800 euro aan sponsorgeld bij elkaar voor Lawyers for Lawyers! En dat terwijl […]
Caravana Blog #8
Day 9 (Saturday 8 September 2018): Tomorrow Queremos que anochecezca, pero que no amanezca. We want the night to fall, but not that the sun rises again tomorrow. After celebrating life in style yesterday, today was supposed to be a calm day, during which we would evaluate last week en groupe and officially close […]
Caravana Blog #7
Day 8 (Friday 7 September 2018): Celebrating life After reading my blog posts of the last couple of days, I realise that my stories haven’t been very cheerful lately. Of course it’s part of the mission to be confronted with emotional and at times heartbreaking moments, but that doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been any […]
Caravana Blog #6
Day 7 (Thursday 6 September 2018): Recovery Hay que recuperarme. I need to recover. In my last blog I forgot to mention that our fact-finding mission in Cartagena was concluded yesterday with a short presentation at the University of Cartagena, where our amazing group coordinator Gemma summarised the observations Wout, Christian, Gemma and I made […]
Caravana Blog #5
Day 6 (Wednesday 5 September 2018): Carousel of emotions This is not a Caravana. It’s a carousel. Not to criticise the organization’s chosen name, but we are emotionally spinning around, and not moving in a straight, determined direction. Which is exactly the power of this mission. A court functionary in Cartagena, specialised in land retribution […]
Caravana Blog #4
Day 5 (Tuesday 4 September 2018) Ya no tenemos miedo. We are no longer afraid. Day two of the victim interviews. Again at Eduardo’s cozy office, which is starting to feel a bit like home. In order to attend as much victims as possible today, we decided to split up in two teams: Wout and […]
Caravana blog #3
Day 3 and day 4: (Sunday 2 and Monday 3 September 2018): Travelling and fact-finding Long but satisfying days. The Caravana is up and running! Due to the large amount of information we have been able to gain from the several meetings over the last two days, I will only share some of the highlights […]
Caravana Blog #2
Day 2: Sightseeing and first Caravana gathering A mild jetlag had us wide awake at around 6 AM this morning, but, with breakfast starting at 7 AM we were able to make good use of the day. For us the early breakfast was also a good moment to meet some of the Caravana delegates: for […]
Launch of the 6th International Caravana of Jurists
Click here for the official press release 20 International lawyers and human rights experts to travel to Colombia as the International Caravana of Jurists in defence of human rights, as violence escalates and new presidency begins. From 1 to 8 September 2018, 20 international lawyers and human rights experts, from seven countries, will be in […]
Caravana Blog #1
Day 1 (Friday, 31 August 2018): Departure and arrival With the Caravana’s agenda for the next 8 days imprinted in our mind, this morning Wout and I felt ready to begin our journey. From Amsterdam to Frankfurt, from Frankfurt to Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. Good weather conditions and a fair amount of sleep […]
Sixth Caravana Internacional de Juristas
At the invitation of Colombian lawyers and human right defenders, from 1 to 8 September 2018 the Caravana Internacional de Juristas a Colombia (Caravana) will be held for the sixth time. During this visit, an international delegation of approximately 20 lawyers from all over the world will travel through Colombia to, among others, meet local […]
Joint letter on arrest Nasrin Sotoudeh
On 13 June 2018, lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested at her home in Tehran. She was transferred to prosecutor’s office of Evin prison. It was reported that she was informed that she will be imprisoned for five years. Lawyers for Lawyers, together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Law Society of England and Wales, the […]
Submission to Human Rights Committee
In July 2019, the UN Human Rights Committee will review Tadzjikistan’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, and more in particular the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Tadzjikistan. Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a submission for the List of Issues for this review, to inform the Committee about the […]
Bauyrzhan Azanov indicted
On 24 July 2018, Bauyrzhan Azanov was charged with “dissemination of false information” by the Kazakhstan authorities. These charges are allegedly related to his work as a lawyer. This was reported by the International Commission of Jurists. Bauyrzhan Azanov is a lawyer working in Astana. He has been representing clients in several sensitive cases. The […]
L4L and FTW in Istanbul for hearing Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu
Pre-trial detention of lawyers extended On 16 and 17 July 2018, 23 people accused of being a member of a terrorist organization and of terrorist propaganda stood trial in Istanbul. Four of them are lawyers of the Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu (“Law firm of the Oppressed”): Sezin Uçar, Őzlem Gümüştaş and Gülhan Kaya. Sezin Uçar and […]
New law could undermine independence legal profession
In July 2018, the Kazakhstan government adopted the new law ‘On the Professional Activities of Advocates and Legal Assistance’. Certain parts of this law are of concern to Lawyers for Lawyers for they could undermine the independence of the legal profession. Under this law the control of the Ministry of Justice over the admission to […]