Journalist’s lawyer Veysel Ok prosecuted
On 9 May 2018, renowned media lawyer Veysel Ok appeared before the 37th Criminal Court of First Instance in Istanbul for allegedly openly insulting the Turkish justice system in a newspaper interview. The reporter who conducted the interview, Cihan Acar, is also a defendant in the same trial. Veysel Ok is a leading free speech […]
Ren de Dam tot Damloop 2018 voor Lawyers for Lawyers!
Veel advocaten zijn voortdurend ‘on the run’ voor de autoriteiten of andere opponenten in hun land. Loop mee met de 34ste Dam tot Damloop om hen te steunen. Lawyers for Lawyers heeft vijftig startbewijzen voor de goede doelen loop (10 Engelse mijl, 16,09 km). Ren mee, voor ons! De Dam tot Damloop 2018 is op […]
Interview with lawyer Rommel Durán
Colombian human rights lawyer Rommel Durán: “A ‘social genocide’ is taking place in my country” The Colombian human rights lawyer Rommel Durán Castellanos recently spent several days in England and the Netherlands to rally support for his colleagues, who are exposed to threats and violence. Another aim of his trip was to prepare for the international […]
Trial against Nguyen Van Dai
On 5 April 2018, human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, his assistant Le Thu Ha, and other members of the Brotherhood for Democracy will appear before the People’s Court in Hanoi. Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was arrested on 16 December 2015, while he was on his way to a meeting with delegates from the European Union as part of […]
Lawyer El Bouchtaoui convicted
Lawyers for Lawyers and The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco regarding the recent conviction of Moroccan lawyer Abdessadeq El Bouchtaoui. On 8 February, he was sentenced to 20 months in prison by the Al Hoceima court in first instance. His […]
Joint UPR-Submission China
In March 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of China. This review will take place in October/November 2019. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada highlighted that the Chinese authorities do not always uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning […]
UPR submission Malaysia
In March 2018, Lawyers for Lawyers submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review of Malaysia. This review will take place in November 2018. In the report, Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted that the Malaysian authorities do not always uphold the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of the legal profession in practice, as set out in […]
Opbrengst Werkboek WWFT voor L4L
De nieuwe WWFT (Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme) is op 6 maart door de Tweede Kamer aangenomen. Deze wet dient ter implementatie van de vierde Europese anti-witwasrichtlijn, en is onder andere van toepassing op advocaten. De Amsterdamse kandidaat-notaris Birgit Snijder-Kuipers maakte samen met onder meer advocaten en compliance officers een werkboek […]
14 years since disappearance Somchai Neelapaijit
Fourteen years ago, Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit disappeared and he is currently still missing. Until now, no perpetrators have been held accountable for his disappearance. Somchai disappeared on 12 March 2004, one day after he had publicly accused the police of torturing his clients, who were in detention in the South of Thailand. Since then, […]
Joint oral statement to Special Rapporteur on Torture
On 1 March 2018, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) delivered a joint oral statement at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Within the statement, the organisation asked the Council to urge the Turkish government to stop the arbitrary arrest, detention and wrongful prosecution of legal professionals within Turkey. […]
Joint oral statement “Attacks on lawyers: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China”
On 1 March 2018, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) delivered a joint oral statement before the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, in the framework of the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The joint oral statement is titled “Attacks on lawyers: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China” and it was delivered by ICJ on […]
Call on States to hold China accountable at Council
In a private letter sent to select UN member states, nearly 20 human rights organisations called for clear and concrete actions to denounce China’s current rollback in respect for human rights at the UN Human Rights Council, which opens its session in Geneva today. Click here for the official press release. The groups highlight five cases of […]
Investigation attack on Alldo Felix Januardy
On 28 January 2018, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expressed their concern about the termination of the investigation of the physical attack on Indonesian lawyer Alldo Fellix Januardy, in a support letter to the South Jakarta District Court, Indonesia. Mr. Alldo Fellix Januardy is an independent public interest lawyer at the Legal Aid Institute […]
Xie Yang found guilty of ‘subversion of state power’
Just before New Year’s Eve, on 26 December 2017, the Chinese lawyer Xie Yang was found guilty of inciting subversion of state power. It seemed a perfect time for the Chinese authorities to bring lawyers to court. During the Christmas holidays most of the Western diplomats, journalists and NGO activists are absent. The Western world […]
Demonstration and seminar in The Hague
On 24 January 2018 several dozens of lawyers demonstrated in front of the courthouse of The Hague as part of the eighth annual “Day of the Endangered Lawyer”, which this year focused on lawyers in Egypt. The purpose of this international event is to show solidarity with colleagues in other countries who are hindered in […]
Adrie van de Streek says farewell as director
On the 1st of February, Adrie van de Streek will leave as the director of Lawyers for Lawyers. Her departure comes after almost a decade, a time in which the organization has managed to profile itself more and more. L4L acquired a ‘consultative status’ at the United Nations for instance, and presents its own Awards once […]