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 […]
Yu Wensheng loses license and is arrested
On 19 January 2018 lawyer Yu Wensheng was arrested was detained by several police officers as he accompanied his son to school on suspicion of ‘disruption of public services’. On 27 January 2018, the wife of human rights defender Yu Wensheng learned that the defender’s criminal charge has been raised “inciting subversion of state power”. […]
Mahienour El-Massry acquitted on appeal
According to our information, lawyer Mahienour El-Massry was acquitted on appeal by a court in Alexandria on 13 January 2018. It was reported that she was released on 16 January. On 18 November 2017, Mahienour El-Massry attended a session of the Misdemeanour court in Alexandria in relation to her alleged participation in a protest against […]
Mahienour El-Massry sentenced to two years in prison
On 30 December, lawyer Mahienour El-Massry was sentenced to two years in prison on charges related to her alleged participation in a protest against the government’s transfer of the Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia in June 2016. According to our information, the appeal hearing in her case will take place on 13 January 2018. […]
Arrest and harassment of lawyer Mohamed Azmy
Lawyers for Lawyers has grave concerns about the arrest, subsequent release and judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Mohamed Azmy. In a letter to the Egyptian authorities, we expressed our concerns about Mr. Azmy. Mohamed Azmy is a human rights lawyer and the current President of the General Nubian Union in Aswan, is an organisation […]
Arrestatie en intimidatie van Mohamed Azmy
Lawyers for Lawyers maakt zich grote zorgen over de arrestatie en juridische intimidatie van mensenrechtenadvocaat Mohamed Azmy. In een brief aan de Egyptische autoriteiten hebben we onze bezorgdheid uitgesproken over Azmy. Mohamed Azmy is een mensenrechtenadvocaat en de huidige voorzitter van de Algemene Nubische Unie in Aswan, een organisatie die pleit voor het recht op […]
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Rights Groups welcome EU Resolution and call for Release of Nguyen Van Dai
International human rights organisations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, welcome the European Parliament’s decision to pass a resolution addressing the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression in Vietnam. In the resolution, the European Parliament expressed its concerns regarding the rise of bloggers and human rights defenders who have been arrested over the past year. The resolution comes […]
Razan Zaitouneh missing for four years
Today, 9 December 2017, marks four years since the disappearance of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh. Together with her husband and two colleagues, Razan Zaitouneh disappeared on 9 December 2013 in Douma, after a group of armed men stormed the office of the Violations Documentation Center. Since then, no one has heard from them. Many organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers amongst them, […]
Human rights lawyer Mahienour El Massry arrested
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) have grave concerns about the detention of human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry. In a joint letter to the Egyptian authorities, L4L and LRWC called for the immediate release of Mahienour El-Massry. On 18 November 2017, Ms. El-Massry attended a session of the misdemeanour court in […]
