Mueller Cannot Seek an Indictment. And He Must Remain Silent
The unusual situation facing Robert Mueller does not justify a repeal of well-established traditions of confidentiality
Take nothing for granted – legal privilege and internal investigations
The subject of legal professional privilege has been back in the spotlight recently, with the English Court of Appeal decision in SFO v. ENRC substantially reversing the original High Court decision. This stops the erosion of a fundamental legal principle: that a person can seek legal advice without fear that it might be disclosed to […]
Occupational hazards
Lawyers all over the world risk losing their liberty – and worse – when they seek to uphold fundamental human rights. Rayner reports
Position paper on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
The present document is a summary of the Association for the Prevention of Torture recommendations in response to the Council of the European Union proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest […]
Position paper on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
The present document is a summary of the Association for the Prevention of Torture recommendations in response to the Council of the European Union proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest […]
Ethiopia: justice under fire: trials of opposition leaders, journalists and human rights defenders in Ethiopia
This report of Amnesty International covers a political trial in Ethiopia lasting from May 2006 to March 2008, in which opposition party leaders, journalists and civil society activists considered by Amnesty International to be prisoners of conscience were tried for crimes that carried possible death sentences or life imprisonment. This report also describes related trials of […]
Ethiopia: justice under fire: trials of opposition leaders, journalists and human rights defenders in Ethiopia
This report of Amnesty International covers a political trial in Ethiopia lasting from May 2006 to March 2008, in which opposition party leaders, journalists and civil society activists considered by Amnesty International to be prisoners of conscience were tried for crimes that carried possible death sentences or life imprisonment. This report also describes related trials of […]
The trial of human rights lawyer Haytham Al-Maleh before the Second Military Court of Damascus
The present document concerns a joint trial observation mission report of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) an the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN). It monitors the hearings of the trial of Haytham Al-Maleh, an 80-year-old prominent Syrian human rights lawyer and former President of the Human Rights Association in Syria (HRAS). The FIDH […]
The trial of human rights lawyer Haytham Al-Maleh before the Second Military Court of Damascus
The present document concerns a joint trial observation mission report of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) an the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN). It monitors the hearings of the trial of Haytham Al-Maleh, an 80-year-old prominent Syrian human rights lawyer and former President of the Human Rights Association in Syria (HRAS). The FIDH […]
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 […]
Summary report on the compliance of the trial of Mr. Muhannad Al-Hasani before the Second Criminal Court in Damascus with international standards of fair trial
The present report of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) concerns the trial of Mr. Muhannad Al-Hasania Syrian lawyer, President of the Syrian Organisation for Human Rights “Sawasiya”, Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Laureate of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders 2010, who was arrested in Damascus by […]
Summary report on the compliance of the trial of Mr. Muhannad Al-Hasani before the Second Criminal Court in Damascus with international standards of fair trial
The present report of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) concerns the trial of Mr. Muhannad Al-Hasania Syrian lawyer, President of the Syrian Organisation for Human Rights “Sawasiya”, Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Laureate of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders 2010, who was arrested in Damascus by […]
Turkey: briefing on the wide-ranging, arbitrary and restrictive draft revisions to the law to fight terrorism
The present document of Amnesty International concerns a briefing on the draft Law revising some articles of the Law to Fight Terrorism [Law 3713 of 12/4/1991] presented to the Turkish parliament on 18 April 2006. Amnesty is concerned that some provisions contravene international human rights law, especially in the context of anti-terrorism. Amnesty refers to several […]
Turkey: briefing on the wide-ranging, arbitrary and restrictive draft revisions to the law to fight terrorism
The present document of Amnesty International concerns a briefing on the draft Law revising some articles of the Law to Fight Terrorism [Law 3713 of 12/4/1991] presented to the Turkish parliament on 18 April 2006. Amnesty is concerned that some provisions contravene international human rights law, especially in the context of anti-terrorism. Amnesty refers to several […]
Russian Federation: Yukos lawyer harassed
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter addressed to President Putin. The ICJ/CIJL urged the Russian Government to stop harassing Mr. Khodorkovskiy’s lawyer. The ICJ refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of confidentiality.
