Criminal prosecution of human rights lawyer Siti Kasim
L4L is concerned about the criminal charges pending against Malaysian lawyer Siti Kasim. on 3 April 2016, the Federal Territories Islamic Department (JAWI) carried out a raid on a private event held by a group of members of the transgender community. Siti Kasim, a lawyer and human rights defender was present at this event in […]
Vacature student-medewerker
VACATURE STUDENT MEDEWERKER Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) Assistent focusgroepen De Stichting Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) zet zich al 30 jaar in voor advocaten wereldwijd die vervolgd of in hun beroepsuitoefening belemmerd worden. L4L ondersteunt onderdrukte advocaten en brengt de positie van deze advocaten onder aandacht bij nationale en internationale instellingen, organisaties en bij de betrokken autoriteiten. Een […]
Petition to International Association of Prosecutors
Human Rights Tulip 2017 Vote now!
The Human Rights Tulip is an award of the Dutch government, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for courageous human rights defenders who promote and support human rights in innovative ways. This year, three human rights lawyers are among the nominees. From 28 August until 6 September, everyone can vote on their favourite candidate […]
Tarek Hussein released, trial of Khaled Ali postponed
On 27 July 2017, human rights lawyer Tarek Hussein was released after being detained for 40 days. He has been reunited with his family. Tarek Hussein could still potentially be imprisoned as the Prosecutor has not formally closed the investigation. L4L welcomes his release and will continue to monitor his situation closely. Tarek Hussein was arrested […]
Ongoing judicial harassment of Sirikan Charoensiri
L4L continues to support Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri in her struggle against judicial harassment by the Thai authorities, resulting from the legal aid she provided to 14 student activists on 26 June 2015. On 2 August 2017, a member of L4L together with a group of international human rights organizations and country delegations […]
Two years after the ‘709-crackdown’
July 9, 2017 was the two year anniversary of the “709-crackdown”. On 9 July 2015, dozens of lawyers were arrested and detained at secret locations. Some of them were released after a few hours; others disappeared for a number of months. The international community expressed alarm about this unprecedented and seemingly well-coordinated detention campaign aimed […]
Doe mee aan de Mr. Rally 2017!
Steun Lawyers for Lawyers DOE MEE AAN DE MR. RALLY 2017 Na het grote succes van de voorgaande Mr. Rally’s wordt ook dit jaar weer de Mr. Rally gereden; dé rally voor juristen in Nederland. De opbrengst van de rally en de loterij na de finish zijn zoals ieder jaar ten bate van Lawyers for […]
Arrest of lawyer Sylva Mbikayi
Update: Lawyer Sylva Mbikayi and human rights defender Jean-Marie Kalonji were released without charge on 17 July 2017. The two had been held in incommunicado detention by military intelligence agents since 23 June. Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the arrest and detention of lawyer Sylva Mbikayi. On 23 June 2017, Sylva Mbikayi was arrested in […]
Lawyers for Lawyers observed hearing in KCK-trial
On 6 July 2017, there was another hearing in Istanbul in the long-running case against 46 lawyers accused of being involved in terrorism. Lawyers for Lawyers has observed all the hearings since the beginning of the trial in 2012. The hearing lasted only half an hour, again with new judges and a new prosecutor. Only 8 […]
Letter about situation of lawyers
Lawyers for Lawyers has grave concerns about the situation of lawyers in Egypt. Recently, several lawyers were arrested. Lawyers for Lawyers has sent a letter to the Egyptian authorities to express concerns, and call for the release of these lawyers. On 23 May 2017, Khaled Ali, a prominent human rights lawyer and a former presidential […]
WGAD calls for immediate release of Nguyen Van Dai
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has recently published an Opinion calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the prominent Vietnamese human rights lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai. The WGAD Opinion is the result of a petition that was filed jointly by the Media Legal Defence Initiative, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers Rights […]
Trial against Oleg Volchek
UPDATE: During a hearing on 4 July 2017, the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk changed Oleg Volchek’s sentence of 13 days imprisonment to a fine of 575 Belarusian Rubbles (approximately €260). Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the trial against Oleg Volchek, a prominent human rights lawyer and director of the non-governmental organisation Pravovaya Pomoshch […]
Threats against Lê Quốc Quân
In June 2017, human rights lawyer Lê Quốc Quân received threats by police officers that he and his family could be killed if he continues with his human rights work. This was reported by Frontline Defenders on their website. On 8 June 2017, a group of ten plainclothes agents went to the private residence of […]
L4L Award Award video about Thai lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri
Oral statement on Myanmar
On 15 June 2017, L4L and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) delivered an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. The statement reads as follows: Mr. President, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Lawyers for Lawyers welcome the Special Rapporteur’s oral update on the human rights situation […]