Attempt to prosecute Assad at ICC is aimed at undermining Syrian peace process
Historian John Laughland explains why the International Criminal Court’s attempt to indict President Assad of Syria reveals its dictatorial and warmongering tendencies
China faces barrage of criticism over jailing of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang
Chinese citizen was swept up in ‘709 crackdown’ and has not been seen since. He was tried and convicted behind closed doors in case that legal groups say fell far short of any basic legal standard
Australia under pressure to confront China over detained activists and foreigners
Law Council urges Marise Payne to speak up over China’s alleged transgressions. Australia is coming under increasing pressure to address China’s detention of activists and foreign citizens, as it attempts to balance diplomatic and trade ties with the secretive state.
Occupational hazards
Lawyers all over the world risk losing their liberty – and worse – when they seek to uphold fundamental human rights. Rayner reports
Drug clients don’t justify killing of lawyers – IBP
The head of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) expressed alarm and called for a swift resolution of the killing of an Iloilo lawyer, who served as a legal counsel of slain drug suspect Melvin Odicta.
Judel Romero’s link with ‘Dragon’
Turkey: Professional bodies submit concerns to UN
The already dire position of independent lawyers in Turkey is deteriorating with continuing persecution including arbitrary arrests and prosecutions, three legal professional bodies tell the UN’s human rights body.
Where’s due process? IBP hits Makati cops over arrest of 3 abogados
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) President Abdiel Dan Elijah Fajardo warned the Philippine National Police (PNP) for violating the Constitution for having arrested three lawyers at a bar in Makati City.
Zephyr Teachout Is Ready to Bring State Charges
If Trump issues an obstructive pardon, the New York attorney general candidate says she would respond.
Tuticorin Struggle: Madras HC Advocate Defending Jailed Protesters Arrested, Activists Cry Foul
Advocate S Vanchinathan was arrested by Tamil Nadu police on the charges of instigating violence during protests that took place on May 22 in Tuticorin. The protests were against the expansion of a copper smelting plant, which the locals had alleged, was causing air and water pollution. His petition for anticipatory bail in the Madurai […]
Law Society ends inquiry over judge criticism
The Law Society has abandoned its pursuit of a woman lawyer for criticising a judge in a domestic violence case – but defended itself for starting the investigation.
IBAHRI calls on Xi Jinping to end persecution of lawyers
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has released an open letter urging Chinese President Xi Jinping to end the persecution of human rights lawyers in China.
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers examines the need for continuing education in international human rights law for magistrates, judges, prosecutors, public defenders and lawyers. The report begins by stressing the interconnected nature of the rule of law, democracy, the principle of separation of powers and the independence […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers examines the need for continuing education in international human rights law for magistrates, judges, prosecutors, public defenders and lawyers. The report begins by stressing the interconnected nature of the rule of law, democracy, the principle of separation of powers and the independence […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers examines the need for continuing education in international human rights law for magistrates, judges, prosecutors, public defenders and lawyers. The report begins by stressing the interconnected nature of the rule of law, democracy, the principle of separation of powers and the independence […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers examines the need for continuing education in international human rights law for magistrates, judges, prosecutors, public defenders and lawyers. The report begins by stressing the interconnected nature of the rule of law, democracy, the principle of separation of powers and the independence […]
