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 […]
Lawyer Firmin Yangambi still imprisoned
Lawyers for Lawyers called on the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to immediately release human rights lawyer Firmin Yangambi. Mr. Yangambi has been imprisoned since September 2009 and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a military court. Firmin Yangambi was arrested in 2009 and charged with the ‚illegal possession of […]
Follow-up procedure to WGAD
In November 2017, Media Legal Defence Initiative – on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, PEN International and Viet Tan – submitted a Follow-Up Procedure to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD). In June 2017, the WGAD published an Opinion calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the prominent Vietnamese human rights lawyer […]
Meetings with Members of European Parliament
On 22 and 23 November 2017, representatives of Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Viet Tan met with seven Members of the European Parliament. They visited the European Parliament on behalf of a broad coalition of NGO’s that is currently campaigning against the crackdown Vietnam carries out against peaceful expression. They were […]