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
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 […]
International organisations harbour deep concern over actions taken against the Istanbul Bar Association and lawyer Fırat Epözdemir
Download the full statement. Alongside more than 50 international legal and human rights organisations, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses its deep concern over the Turkish prosecuting authorities’ recent criminal investigation and lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association, particularly its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and the executive board. These actions stem from a statement issued by the Bar […]
Series of events marking the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer
The 2025 edition of the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer (DEL), honoured annually on 24 January, spotlights the persecution of lawyers in Belarus. In the aftermath of the presidential elections in 2020, numerous lawyers who represented political opposition candidates publicly criticized the government have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms and subjected to relentless […]
Upcoming hearing in the criminal proceeding against Claudia González Orellana
Spanish version available below On 20 January 2025, a hearing in the case of Claudia González Orellana, human rights lawyer from Guatemala and recipient of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2023, will take place. Lawyers for Lawyers will closely monitor the hearings in the case against Ms. González to verify she enjoys all of the […]
Alarming lack of fair trial guarantees for lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser
Left to right: Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin, and Alexei Liptser Download the full statement. The Law Society of England and Wales and Lawyers for Lawyers are dismayed by the continuing trial of Russian lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser, who provided legal services to late opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Our organisations have previously […]
Serious concerns over fair trial rights in ‘Harry Potter 1’ case against lawyer Arnon Nampa
Download the full statement. Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) is alarmed at the ongoing criminal trial against Thai human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa in the “Harry Potter 1” case (Black Case No. Aor. 1629/2564), in which he stands accused of violating the lèse-majesté law for peacefully delivering a speech advocating monarchy reforms in August 2020. Recent […]
L4L writes to Thai Criminal Court in lèse-majesté case against Arnon Nampa ahead of verdict hearing
Lawyers for Lawyers has written to the Bangkok Criminal Court ahead of the verdict hearing in Black Case No. Aor. 1395/2565 against Thai human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa. Read the full intervention letter here. “According to information received, Arnon Nampa faces charges under section 112 of the Criminal Code for allegedly defaming or insulting King […]
International legal community condemns the detention of attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu
Lawyers for Lawyers joins other international organisations in condemning the detention of Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu, who is registered with the Adana Bar Association and a member of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), following a police raid on his residence and subsequent arrest at the Çukurova airport in Tarsus. On the morning of 26 November 2024, […]
Call for nominations: Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2025
Lawyers for Lawyers is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Lawyers for Lawyers Award. The Lawyers for Lawyers Award is a biannual prize established in 2011, which aims to honour lawyers who have made significant contributions to the protection of the rule of law and human rights in challenging environments. Through the Award, Lawyers for […]
