Human Rights Day: join Lawyers for Lawyers’s campaigns!
On 10 December – Human Rights Day- people from all over the world will write letters. For those who are in prison, who are tortured or who are threatened. Among them are many lawyers that Lawyers for Lawyers is campaigning for. On a regular basis, we support lawyers by writing letters to the authorities of the […]
Lawyers threatened and placed on ‘hit list’
Six lawyers, who act on behalf of 23 soldiers suspected of plotting a coup, have been harassed both inside and outside the courtroom by the army, the Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF). According to our information, members of the LDF have prevented the lawyers from consulting their clients and have verbally threatened to harm the lawyers. […]
Obituary for Tahir Elçi
Today Lawyers for Lawyers, together with 35 organizations and lawyers, put two obituaries (click here, and here) in two Turkish newspapers in honor of lawyer Tahir Elçi. Elçi was shot in the head in broad daylight last Saturday, immediately after a press conference, and died on the spot. Lawyers for Lawyers would like to offer sincere condolences to […]
Lawyer Tahir Elçi shot dead
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Fair Trial Watch (FTW) are deeply shocked by the death of their colleague, lawyer Tahir Elçi, President of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey. Elci was shot in the head in broad daylight on Saturday 28 November, immediately after a press conference and died on the spot. During the […]
Human rights lawyers Tran Thu Nam and Le Luan attacked
On 3 November 2015, human rights lawyers Mr Tran Thu Nam and Mr Le Luan were attacked and beaten by eight masked men. Lawyers for Lawyers has reason to believe that Tran Thu Nam and Le Luan were targeted in connection to their legitimate activities as attorneys. When the eight masked men on motorcycles attacked the […]
Waleed Abu al-Khair awarded with Ludovic Trarieux prize
Today, human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair will be awarded with the Ludovic Trarieux Prize. As Abu al-Khair is currently serving a prison sentence of 15 years, his lawyer Daniel Arshack will accept the prize on his behalf. Waleed Abu al-Khair is a prominent human rights lawyer and the head of the Monitor of Human […]
Detention conditions Mahienour el-Massry deteriorate
Lawyers for Lawyers expresses its concern over the reported deterioration of the detention conditions of human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry in the Damanhour prison in Egypt. On 31 May 2015, El-Massry was convicted by the Court of Appeal in Raml for, among other things, “assaulting security forces”, and sentenced to one year and three months […]
Trial against human rights lawyer Khin Khin Kyaw
On October 14, a hearing took place in a case brought against lawyer Khin Khin Kyaw. This was reported by Frontline Defenders on their website. Khin Khin Kyaw is a human rights lawyer and a member of a legal team representing more than 50 student protesters who participated in protests to oppose Myanmar’s National Education […]
Human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov arrested
On 4 November 2015, Lawyers for Lawyers sent letters to the authorities of Tajikistan to raise concerns about the arrest and detention of lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov. We have reason to believe that his arrest is connected to his legitimate activities as attorney. Atty. Yorov was arrested and detained on 28 September 2015. The authorities charged him […]
President Diyarbakir Bar arrested for comments in TV interview
In an open letter, Lawyers for Lawyers, together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Fair Trial Watch express their grave concern over the investigation faced by their colleague atty Tahir Elçi, a prominent human rights lawyer and president of the Diyarbakir Bar Association. On 20 October 2015, Tahir Elçi was arrested by the anti-terror police […]
Harassment against human rights lawyers Shalini Gera and Isha Khandelwal
On 6 October 2015, the local Bar Association of Bastar, India, passed a resolution prohibiting any lawyer who is not registered with the local Bar Counsel from practicing in the Jagdalpur Courts. This news has been reported by Frontline Defenders on their website. This resolution prevents human rights lawyers Ms Shalini Gera and Ms Isha […]
Lawyer Andriy Vishnevsky disbarred
On 14 October 2015, Lawyers for Lawyers wrote letters to the Ukrainian National Bar Association in connection to the disbarment of lawyer Andriy Vishnevsky. Lawyers for Lawyers considers Andriy Vishnevsky’s disbarment a violation of his right to freedom of expression. On 10 September 2015, the Qualification Disciplinary Commission of Kiev Region Advokatura decided to disbar Andriy Vishnevky. Disciplinary […]
Intigam Aliyev receives IBA Human Rights Award 2015
Lawyer Intigam Aliyev was today named the winner of the 2015 International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Award. Intigam Aliyev was sentenced in April 2015, on charges of “tax evasion”, “abuse of authority”, “illegal entrepreneurship”, and “appropriation”. Aliyev denies all the charges and says they are politically motivated. His arrest and conviction appear to be […]
Petition presented to Dutch House of Representatives
On 7 October 2015, Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial Watch (FTW) presented a petition to the Permanent Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this petition the organizations raised concerns about the recent developments in Turkey, the human rights violations and the impunity. Lawyers for Lawyers and FTW ask the Dutch government to strongly […]
Trial against Mahienour El-Massry
On 20 September 2015, El Raml Misdemeanour Court of Appeal rejected the demurrer filed by human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry and two others to suspend the implementation of their sentence until the Court of Cassation hears the appeal of the case. On 31 May 2015 the Court of Appeal sentenced Mahienour El-Massry, along with nine […]
Update on the recent crackdown on lawyers
According to Amnesty International, as per 22 September, 245 lawyers and activists have been targeted since the nationwide crackdown started on 9 July 2015. Thirty of them are currently still missing or in police custody. Amnesty notes that four lawyers are still in police custody: Zhou Shifeng, Huang Liqun, Li Heping and Xie Yanyi. Another eight […]