Yemen: cracking down under pressure
This report sets out Amnesty International’s assessment of security and human rights issues in Yemen. The report draws on evidence gathered during a two-week research visit to Yemen in March 2010, during which Amnesty International delegates interviewed dozens of families displaced by the conflict in Sa’dah and dozens of survivors of human rights violations and […]
Yemen: cracking down under pressure
This report sets out Amnesty International’s assessment of security and human rights issues in Yemen. The report draws on evidence gathered during a two-week research visit to Yemen in March 2010, during which Amnesty International delegates interviewed dozens of families displaced by the conflict in Sa’dah and dozens of survivors of human rights violations and […]
Tunisia: independent voices stifled in Tunisia
The present document of Amnesty International concerns the situation of human rights defenders in Tunisia. Amnesty states that the Basic Principles on the Role of lawyers state that lawyers have an important role in protecting fundamental freedoms.
Tunisia: independent voices stifled in Tunisia
The present document of Amnesty International concerns the situation of human rights defenders in Tunisia. Amnesty states that the Basic Principles on the Role of lawyers state that lawyers have an important role in protecting fundamental freedoms.
“Tough, fair, and practical”: a human rights framework for immigration reform in the United States
In the present report, Human Rights Watch addresses the human rights standards that should underpin any immigration reform legislation and makes recommendations to improve US immigration law. HRW states thatDepriving immigrants of counsel violates their right to access to an attorney under human rights and US law, such as the Basic Principles on the Role […]
“Tough, fair, and practical”: a human rights framework for immigration reform in the United States
In the present report, Human Rights Watch addresses the human rights standards that should underpin any immigration reform legislation and makes recommendations to improve US immigration law. HRW states thatDepriving immigrants of counsel violates their right to access to an attorney under human rights and US law, such as the Basic Principles on the Role […]
Legal Safeguards to prevent torture: the right of access to lawyers for persons deprived of liberty
The present document of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is intended to outline the current state of the law in relation to access to legal counsel promptly after deprivation of liberty as a safeguard against torture and other ill-treatment. The APT refers several times to the Basic Principles on the Role of […]
Legal Safeguards to prevent torture: the right of access to lawyers for persons deprived of liberty
The present document of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is intended to outline the current state of the law in relation to access to legal counsel promptly after deprivation of liberty as a safeguard against torture and other ill-treatment. The APT refers several times to the Basic Principles on the Role of […]
Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the human rights of members of armed forces
The present document contains of an explanatory memorandum on the human rights of members of armed forces. The Council refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source with regard the right to access to a lawyer after arrest and during detention.
Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the human rights of members of armed forces
The present document contains of an explanatory memorandum on the human rights of members of armed forces. The Council refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source with regard the right to access to a lawyer after arrest and during detention.
Spain: out of the shadows time to end incommunicado detention
The present document of Amnesty International elaborates on the legislation of Spain on incommunicado detention. Amnesty is concerned that people held in incommunicado detention may be deprived of effective access to a lawyer as well as access to a doctor of their own choice, and are unable to inform their family and friends of their detention. […]
Spain: out of the shadows time to end incommunicado detention
The present document of Amnesty International elaborates on the legislation of Spain on incommunicado detention. Amnesty is concerned that people held in incommunicado detention may be deprived of effective access to a lawyer as well as access to a doctor of their own choice, and are unable to inform their family and friends of their detention. […]
Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers contains three main chapters. The first presents an analysis of safeguards established by international law to ensure the independence of lawyers and the legal profession, which form a prerequisite for lawyers in the free and effective discharge of their professional functions. […]
Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers contains three main chapters. The first presents an analysis of safeguards established by international law to ensure the independence of lawyers and the legal profession, which form a prerequisite for lawyers in the free and effective discharge of their professional functions. […]
Iran: halt moves to curtail lawyers
The present document of Human Rights Watch concerns HRW’s thoughts that Iran’s government should withdraw new regulations that severely limit the independence of the Iranian Bar Association and would give the government control over a lawyer’s right to practice. HRW states that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers state that lawyers have the right to […]
Iran: halt moves to curtail lawyers
The present document of Human Rights Watch concerns HRW’s thoughts that Iran’s government should withdraw new regulations that severely limit the independence of the Iranian Bar Association and would give the government control over a lawyer’s right to practice. HRW states that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers state that lawyers have the right to […]
