Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2025 – Celebrating Courage and Commitment
On 15 May 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association welcomed guests to a compelling afternoon at De Rode Hoed in Amsterdam, dedicated to defending press freedom and honouring the lawyers who make this possible. The event combined the seminar “Lawyers Representing Journalists Targeted Around the Globe” with the festive presentation of the […]
Deep concern over the arrest and detention of lawyer Ruken Gülağacı
Download the statement here. Lawyers for Lawyers, together with other bar associations and lawyers’ rights organisations, expresses grave concern over the arrest and ongoing house arrest of human rights lawyer Ruken Gülağacı in Türkiye. Ms Gülağacı, a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and executive board member of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), […]
Newly adopted European Convention provides backing for lawyers: L4L special advisor Judith Lichtenberg explains
On 12 May 2025, the Council of Europe officially adopted the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. On 13-14 May, on the occasion of the meeting of Council of Europe Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, at least 17 countries already signed the Convention. This landmark treaty marks the first binding international instrument dedicated […]
International legal and human rights community condemns moves to undermine the independence of lawyers and the rule of law
Download the statement here. In a joint statement, Lawyers for Lawyers joins other legal and human rights organisations in condemning the recent attacks on the independence of the legal profession in Turkey. The escalating attacks by Turkish authorities on the Istanbul Bar Association, its leadership, and members of the legal profession are an affront to […]
Vacancy (closed): Website Assistent bij Lawyers for Lawyers (8-16 uur per week)
Deze vacature is inmiddels vervuld. Ben jij op zoek naar een flexibele bijbaan voor circa 3 maanden waarin je een verschil kunt maken voor advocaten die risico lopen vanwege hun werk? Ben je een nauwkeurige werker en vind je het leuk om met websites te werken? Dan is Lawyers for Lawyers op zoek naar […]
HRC 58: Alarming deterioration of the rule of law and threats against jurists in the United States
On 20 March 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, The Law Society of England and Wales, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, delivered an oral statement during the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council’s General debate. The statement reads as follows: Mr. President, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, The Law […]
HRC 58: Situation of Lawyers in Belarus
On 19 March 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, delivered an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus. The statement reads as follows: The International […]
HRC 58: Situation of lawyers in Venezuela
Spanish version of the statement below. On 18 March 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, delivered an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Boliviarian Republic of Venezuela. The statement reads as follows: The International Bar Association’s Human […]
Lawyers’ rights organisations express dismay at recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government
Download the joint statement here. The undersigned organisations are dismayed by the recent actions by the US government targeting legal professionals at both the international and domestic levels, which violate international human rights law and undermine the rule of law. International Criminal Court sanctioned On 6 February 2025, the US President signed an executive order […]
Delegation attends first hearing in case against the Istanbul Bar Association
On 4 March 2025, Lawyers for Lawyers attended the first hearing in the civil case brought against the Istanbul Bar Association before the Second Civil Court of First Instance. The presidents of the Amsterdam Bar Association and The Hague Bar Association, Jacqueline Schaap and Inge Aardom-Fuchs, were also present. The proceedings follow a statement by […]
Report of the International Fair Trial Day 2024 – Philippines Edition
On 14 June 2024, around 300 legal professionals, bar association representatives, academics, criminal justice experts, human rights advocates and journalists from around the world gathered online and in person in Manila, the Philippines to participate in the 2024 International Fair Trial Day and Ebru Timtik Award at the University of the Philippines College of Law. […]
International Fair Trial Day: Save the Date and Call for Nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award
Lawyers for Lawyers along with the IFTD Steering Group, is pleased to invite you to the event on the 13th of June in Brussels to address pressing issues and concerns regarding fair trial rights. Furthermore, we hereby announce the opening of nominations for the 4th edition of the Ebru Timtik Fair Trial Award. The annual […]
Concern over the detention and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei
Download the statement here. The Law Society of England and Wales, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, Asian Lawyers Network, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, The Rights Practice, Lawyers for Lawyers, and Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) are gravely concerned about the detention and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei […]
Dutch bar associations show solidarity with the Istanbul Bar in response to legal actions by Turkish authorities
See Dutch translation below Several Dutch Bar Associations, together with Lawyers for Lawyers and more than fifty other legal organizations, have expressed their concerns over the case against the Istanbul Bar Association and its board members, including its president, İbrahim Kaboğlu. The actions taken by the Turkish authorities are at odds with the fundamental principles […]
Day 84 of pro-EU protests in Georgia: Access to legal counsel and the right to defence under threat
Download the statement here. Lawyers for Lawyers is deeply concerned about reports of improper interference in the professional activities of lawyers in Georgia, especially when representing individuals detained during the ongoing pro-democracy protests. The mass protests that erupted in Georgia on 28 November, following the government’s decision to suspend EU accession efforts until 2028, have […]
Fifth anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ crackdown – Call to release Chinese human rights defenders and lawyers
Joint Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ Crackdown – Standing in solidarity with Human Rights Defenders in China 26 December 2024 marked the fifth anniversary of the crackdown on the “Xiamen gathering”, a private gathering that about 20 Chinese human rights defenders and lawyers convened in Xiamen, China in December 2019 to […]
