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 Kazakhstan
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 […]
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 […]
Fantastische opbrengst werkboek WWFT!
Op 26 juni mocht Lawyers for Lawyers een cheque ter waarde van maar liefst €14.500-, in ontvangst nemen. De Amsterdamse kandidaat-notaris Birgit Snijder-Kuipers maakte samen met onder meer advocaten en compliance officers een werkboek over de nieuwe Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme. De auteurs schonken de netto-opbrengst van het boek aan Lawyers […]
Video interview with Ramazan Demir
Lawyers for Lawyers speaks with lawyer Ramazan Demir from Turkey about the situation of lawyers in Turkey, monitoring of trials in Turkey against lawyers who face judicial harassment because of their professional duties and Ramazan’s personal situation. Many thanks to the Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk (AvdR) for recording and producing this video.
Joint UPR submission Viet Nam
In July 2018, Lawyers for Lawyers together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Viet Tan submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of Viet Nam. This review will take place on 22 January 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Viet Tan highlighted that the Vietnamese authorities do not […]
Three years after the “709-crackdown”
Today, 9 July 2018, marks the third anniversary 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 started in China. Three years later, the situation of human rights lawyers in China has not improved but has deteriorated. The wave […]
Mustafa Aydin released
On 27 June 2018, lawyer Mustafa Aydin was released from prison. One day earlier, Lawyers for Lawyers, together with five other organizations, called for the immediate release of Mustafa Aydin. Mr Aydin was arrested on 16 August 2016. Fifteen months later, on 10 November 2017, he was indicted and charged with being a member of an […]
Joint statement on situation of Mustafa Aydin
<<PDF – version statement>> The undersigned organizations are very concerned about the ongoing pre-trial detention of and lack of medical treatment for Mustafa Aydin, a lawyer from Istanbul. Mr Aydin will be heard in court this Wednesday, 27 June 2018. Mr Aydin was arrested on 16 August 2016 and has been in pre-trial detention ever […]
Doe mee aan de AVDR voor L4L Rally!
Ronkende en pruttelende motoren. Brullende en puffende uitlaten. Een hippe Eend, Fiatje 500 of een gestroomlijnde bolide met blinkend chroom. Het maakt niet uit waarin je rijdt – nou ja, het oog wil ook wat – het gaat primair om het goede doel: Lawyers for Lawyers. Op 6 oktober is het zo ver: de Rally van de […]
D2D 2018: 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 60 renners meedoen aan de goede doelen loop (10 Engelse mijl, 16,09 km). Er zijn nog een aantal kaartjes beschikbaar. Ren mee, voor ons! De Dam tot Damloop 2018 is op […]
