Mission finds ‘patterns of state-sanctioned violence’ against Filipino lawyers
An international fact-finding mission composed of nine lawyers from different lawyers’ organizations found clear patterns “suggesting a connection between the killings of lawyers and the actions of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).”
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
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.
Iraq: Officials Threatening, Arresting Lawyers
Iraqi security officers are threatening, and in some cases arresting, lawyers seen to be providing legal assistance to Islamic State (ISIS) suspects and families perceived to be related to ISIS members, effectively denying them legal services, Human Rights Watch said.
#BhimaKoregaonRaids and what the crackdown on public-spirited lawyers mean
In India lawyers are being harrashed bij the police.
IBP: Lawyers’ arrest violated United Nations rules
The arrest of three lawyers during a police anti-narcotics operation at a bar in Makati City last week violated United Nations principles, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said.
War on Law Continues Three Years After “Black Friday”
Monday was the third anniversary of the beginning of the “709” or “Black Friday Crackdown,” in which hundreds of rights lawyers and others were detained. While most were swiftly released, others were accused, in a state media blitz featuring several televised forced confessions, of conspiring to hype and manipulate sensitive cases. Several were prosecuted and sentenced; one victim, lawyer Wang Quanzhang, remains […]
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 […]
CCBE urges release, medical treatment of detained Turkish lawyer
Antonín Mokrý sent a letter to Turkish President Erdoğan urging that he ensure the immediate release and access to medical treatment of Turkish lawyer Mustafa Aydın, who has been in pretrial detention since August 2016 and was diagnosed with prostate cancer and a hernia.
Apostasy cases – setting the record straight
Baru Bian is being harrased due to religious reasons.
