Challenges to the Independence of the Legal Profession under the State of Emergency in Turkey
Keywords: rule of law, independence and safety of lawyers, independence of bar associations, fair trial, due process of law, access to justice, and legal aid.
Tanzania: UK Lawyers Say Independent Probe Needed in Lissu Attack
Lawyers in the UK want Tanzania to allow an independent inquiry into the gun attack on Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) president and Singida East Member of Parliament Tundu Lissu. In a letter sent to State House, the Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have also requested the Tanzanian government to drop sedition charges […]
Tanzania: UK Lawyers Say Independent Probe Needed in Lissu Attack
Lawyers in the UK want Tanzania to allow an independent inquiry into the gun attack on Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) president and Singida East Member of Parliament Tundu Lissu. In a letter sent to State House, the Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have also requested the Tanzanian government to drop sedition charges […]
Human Rights organisations adress Chinese president with open letter re arrest of Chinese human rights lawyers
In an open letter addressed to president Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, 24 different human rights organisations condemn the arrest of a large number of human rights lawyers in China, thereby referring to the UN’s basic principles of the role of lawyers.
Human Rights organisations adress Chinese president with open letter re arrest of Chinese human rights lawyers
In an open letter addressed to president Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, 24 different human rights organisations condemn the arrest of a large number of human rights lawyers in China, thereby referring to the UN’s basic principles of the role of lawyers.
