Deniz Sürgüt released but placed under house arrest
On 16 June 2017, the Gümüşhane High Criminal Court decided to release lawyer Deniz Sürgüt, after 22 months of pre-trial detention. He is currently under house arrest. The trial against him was adjourned to 7 September 2017. Together with three others, Mr. Sürgüt was arrested on 6 August 2015 in Idil (in the province of Sırnak) […]
L4L Oral statement during ID with Special Rapporteur
On 12 June 2017, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute delivered an oral statement to UN Human Rights Council on behalf of L4L and other NGOs. The statement was delivered during the 35th session of the Human Rights Council, during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. […]
Trial against Deniz Sürgüt
Tomorrow, the trial against lawyer Deniz Sürgüt from Turkey will continue at the Gümüşhane High Criminal Court. Members of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights (ELDH) will be present to observe the trial. According to our information, on 6 August 2015, Mr. Sürgüt, together with three others, was arrested in […]
95th anniversary establishment of first Tajik Bar Association
Today, 26 May 2017, marks the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the first Tajik Bar Association. Tajikistan’s human rights record continues to deteriorate amid an ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression and political opposition. Lawyers for Lawyers has grave concerns about the situation of lawyers in this country. According to our information, lawyers working […]
Sirikan Charoensiri presented with Award
On 19 May, Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri received the fourth L4L-Award in Amsterdam. The award was presented to her by Jorge Molano from Colombia, who received the award two years ago. Sirikan Charoensiri was the first woman to receive the L4L-Award. Sirikan Charoensiri is the co-founder of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), a lawyers’ […]
L4L Award seminar: Join us via LIVESTREAM
After the seminar ’The Voice of Rights, about lawyers and freedom of expression’* on Friday May 19th, the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2017 will be presented to Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri. The event will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you can’t attend this event in person, you can watch it online via […]
,,Pleitbezorgers van de menselijke waardigheid”
,,Het is hartstikke belangrijk dat personen die opkomen voor de elementaire rechten van de mens – en dat doen advocaten per definitie – in de spotlights komen.” Ambassadeur mensenrechten Kees van Baar hoeft daar geen seconde over na te denken. ,, Advocaten zijn pleitbezorgers van het recht. En daarmee verdedigers van de menselijke waardigheid.” Een […]
On the shortlist: Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken
After the seminar ’The Voice of Rights, about lawyers and freedom of speech’ on Friday May 19th, the L4L Award 2017 will be presented to Thai human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri. Special attention will also be paid to two lawyers who were both shortlisted for the Award. One of them is Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken. Dr. […]
L4L Award On the shortlist: Iyad Alami
Next Friday, 19 May, the presentation of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2017 will take place after the seminar ‘The Voice of Rights, about lawyers and freedom of expression’. Next to the presentation of the Award to Thai lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri, special attention will be paid to two other nominees who were selected by the […]
UPR Mid-term report
In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam in 2019, L4L, together with the Law Society of England and Wales and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, has written a mid-term report. In this report, we set out to which extent Vietnam has implemented the recommendations it accepted during the 2014 UPR process in relation […]
Threats against Robert Sann Aung
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the threats and harassment of lawyer Robert Sann Aung from Myanmar. The threats started after the killing of lawyer U Ko Ni at 29 January 2017. We have reason to believe that the threats and harassment are connected to his legitimate activities as an attorney. Robert Sann Aung is […]
UN Applications for consultative status for 2018
NGOs interested in applying for ECOSOC consultative status should submit their application and required documents before 1 June 2017. The following link provides background information, some of the benefits and the instructions how to apply: http://csonet.org/index.php?page=view&nr=377&type=230&menu=14
19 May: Seminar and Presentation L4L-Award
“Freedom of expression in connection to lawyers, is very timely and topical, as lawyers for free expression and human rights defenders are increasingly being targeted” These are words by Mark Stephens, the acclaimed British lawyer who represented, among others, ‘Facebook girl’ Esraa from Egypt and is on the human rights council of the International Bar […]
Petition update WGAD on Nguyen Van Dai
Together with Media Legal Defence Initiative, PEN International, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Viet Tan, L4L filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) in November 2016, urging it to intervene in the case of lawyer Nguyen Van Dai. In April, observations to the government’s reply were submitted to the WGAD. Nguyen Van Dai is the co-founder of the Vietnam Human Rights Committee […]
Onafhankelijke advocaten in China met uitsterven bedreigd
Gepubliceerd in het Parool op 20 april 2017: Op 12 april 2017 komen twee panda’s op Schiphol aan. In het kader van de pandadiplomatie mogen deze twee panda’s vijftien jaar lang verblijven in het Ouwehands Dierenpark Nederland. Het verblijf goedgekeurd door de Chinese delegatie en de bezoekers staan te trappelen om de panda’s te bewonderen. […]
Court rejects appeal of lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov
At the beginning of March 2017, Tajikistan’s Court of Appeal rejected Buzurgmehr Yorov’s appeal and upheld the previous court verdict of a 23 year prison term. The hearing was closed to the public and EU representatives were not permitted to observe the appeal. More recently, on 16 March 2017, Yorov’s sentence was increased by a […]