Judicial harassment against lawyer Arnon Nampa
Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about the alleged harassment of human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa. Anon Nampa reported to the police on 5 on March 2015. He had been accused of “importing into a computer false information which may damage national security” under Article 14(2) of the Computer Crimes Act, for posting five Facebook messages. […]
Killing of lawyer Samiullah Afridi
On 17 March 2015, lawyer Samiullah Afridi from Pakistan was reportedly shot dead in an attack by unidentified assailants while on his way home in Peshawar, Pakistan. In 2013, Samiullah Afridi stated that he had received several death threats from militant groups and various organisations. For his own safety, and that of his family, he […]
Save the Date! 29 May: L4L-Award seminar
25 YEARS BASIC PRINCIPLES ON THE ROLE OF LAWYERS L4L invites you to “Lawyers are not their clients” Seminar “Lawyers shall not be identified with their clients or their clients’ causes as a result of discharging their functions.” (Article 18 Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers) + Presentation of the L4L-Award 2015 Introduction: […]
Lawyers from CAJAR bugged and followed
Lawyers for Lawyers has received reports indicating that lawyers of the Colombian lawyers collective José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) were illegally bugged and followed between 6–18 February 2015. This happened while the lawyers were executing their professional activities. The number of incidents in the past month and the direct connection with the work of CAJAR for […]
Lawyers bill must be tested against Basic Principles
Lawyers for Lawyers today contributed to the UPR process of Iran, indicating its concerns about the draft law providing rules for lawyers and the bar association. This law would seriously affect lawyers’ independence in Iran. Together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, L4L recommended this bill to be carefully tested against the provisions of the UN Basic Principles on the […]
Government should practice what it preaches
Kazakhstan should speed up the effective implementation of measures to strengthen the role of lawyers, Lawyers for Lawyers said today. Lawyers for Lawyers, also on behalf of The Law Society of England and Wales and Law and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Council for its consideration of the […]
Lawyers tried before Special Terrorism Tribunal
Lawyers for Lawyers expresses its grave concerns about the continued detention and prosecution of Mr Amin Makki Madani and Mr Farug Abu Eisa. Mr Makki Madani is a prominent human rights lawyer, President of the Confederation of Sudanese Civil Society and Vice President of the Civil Society Initiative. Mr Farug Abu Eisa is a former […]
Oral statement to Human Rights Committee
Today Lawyers for Lawyers delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Committee for the review of the Russian Federation’s compliance with it’s international human rights obligations. Lawyers for Lawyers highlighted the Russian Federation’s failure to protect its lawyers and ensure the right to effective legal representation. Lawyers increasingly face threats, physical attacks and harassment […]
Request for protection lawyer Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon granted by court
On 12 March 2015, the Philippine Court of Appeal granted the application for a Writ of Amparo of Atty. Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon. It is reportedly the first writ of Amparo granted to a lawyer under attack. The Writ of ‘Amparo’ – which is Spanish for ‘protection’ – is a legal remedy for the protection of […]
Work of lawyers increasingly hindered by investigators
Lawyers in the Russian Federation increasingly face improper interference. Investigators try to exclude lawyers from cases by all means. Since 11 June 2014, Mark Feygin together with lawyers Ilya Novikov and Nikolay Polozov defends Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian air-force pilot who is held in Russia and is charged with the killing of two Russian journalists. Russian […]
Letter to President Rouhani: ‘Review cases detained lawyers’
On Lawyers Day in Iran, Wednesday 26 February, Lawyers for Lawyers expressed its concerns regarding the situation of seven detained lawyers in a letter to President Rouhani. It concerns the lawyers Mostafa Daneshjo, Amir Islami, Farshid Yadollahi, Afshin Karampoor, Omid Behroozi, Mohammed Seifzadeh and Abdolfatah Soltani. Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned that these seven lawyers are detained only […]
Call upon UAE to release imprisoned government critics and reform activists
On the second anniversary of the start of the mass “UAE 94” trial that imprisoned dozens of government critics and reform activists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a coalition of 13 organizations, including Lawyers for Lawyers, calls on the UAE government to release immediately and unconditionally all those imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their […]
Trial against Intigam Aliyev
On 17 February 2015, another hearing in the case of the human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev took place at the Court of Grave Crimes in Baku, Azerbaijan. This time, Aliyev was not forced to stay in a cage in the courtroom, but was allowed to sit with his lawyers. Russian lawyer Illarion Vasiliev observed the […]
Lawyers sentenced in ‘Raml Police Station’ case
On 9 February 2015, El Raml Misdemeanour Court in Alexandria sentenced 10 human rights activists and lawyers including Mahienour El-Massry, Youssef Shabaan, Loay El Kahwagy to two years’ imprisonment. The sentence could be suspended upon payment of a 5,000 Egyptian Pounds fine (approximately €580) per person. They paid the fine and the case is now pending apppeal. […]
Mazen Darwish 3 years in jail
The Syrian government should immediately free the prominent Syrian human rights defender Mazen Darwish and his colleagues Hani Al-Zitani and Hussein Gharir, 71 human rights organizations, including Lawyers for Lawyers said today, on the third anniversary of their arrest. The three men have been arbitrarily deprived of their liberty on the basis of their human rights […]
Detained Wang Yonghang’s birthday, in very bad health
Tuesday 17 February is lawyer Wang Yonghang’s 42nd birthday. Unfortunately there is little reason for joy. It will be his sixth birthday in a row in detention. Since July 2009 he is serving a seven-year prison sentence because of his representation of followers of the banned Falun Gong religion. For years, he has been in bad […]