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 […]
Concerns about 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 […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested
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. Nasrin Sotoudeh is a prominent human rights lawyer who in recent months has acted as the lawyer […]
Joint letter to EU ahead of 2018 EU-China Summit
In a joint letter, Lawyers for Lawyers, together with 23 other organizations, called on the European Union leaders should publicly and repeatedly demand that China release those deprived of their liberty for exercising human rights, including human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang. The letter was send just before European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker, European Council President […]
One year after receiving the L4L-Award 2017: Sirikan ‘June’ Charoensiri
“Our work is far from over” Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri – known to friends as ‘June’- was the first woman to receive the Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) Award one year ago. She was rewarded for her ‘unwavering courage and commitment’ in defending human rights in Thailand. We asked her what has happened since […]
Video: June received L4L-Award one year ago
Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri – known to friends as ‘June’- was the first woman to receive the Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) Award one year ago. She was rewarded for her ‘unwavering courage and commitment’ in defending human rights in Thailand. We asked her what has happened since receiving the Award and her return […]
Haytham Mohamadeen arrested
On 15th May 2018, Egyptian lawyer Mr. Haytham Mohamadeen was arrested on charges of “aiding a terrorist organization to achieve its goals” and “calling for illegal protests.” Lawyers for Lawyers fears that the arrest of Haytham Mohamadeen might be connected to his legitimate activities as an attorney. In a letter to the authorities, Lawyers for Lawyers has urged the Egyptian authorities to […]
L4L and FTW visit law firms
On 10 May 2018, three hearings were held in Istanbul in cases against lawyers that are suspected of terrorism-related crimes: the KCK-case, the ŐHD-case, and a new case (Cizre-protest). Representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial Watch observed two of those hearings, together with observers from the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy […]
L4L and FTW in Istanbul for hearings
On 10 May 2018, three hearings were held in Istanbul in cases against lawyers that are suspected of terrorism-related crimes: the KCK-case, the ŐHD-case, and a new case (Cizre-protest). Representatives of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Fair Trial Watch observed two of those hearings, together with observers from the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, […]