ICJ calls on Maldivian authorities to “end assault on legal profession”
The International Commission of Jurists expressed concern over the government’s “reprisals taken against lawyers for performing their legitimate professional functions” and also called on the government to immediately lift the state of emergency. ICJ highlighted that the prominent lawyers in the Maldives are facing penalties for possibly their choice in clients.
ICJ calls on Maldives to lift suspension of lawyers and “to respect the independence of the legal profession”
The ICJ calls on Maldives to lift suspension of lawyers and “to respect the independence of the legal profession”. They thereby refer to the UN Basic Principles. UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers state that lawyers “are entitled to freedom of expression, which includes, among others, the right to take part in public […]
ICJ calls on Maldives to lift suspension of lawyers and “to respect the independence of the legal profession”
The ICJ calls on Maldives to lift suspension of lawyers and “to respect the independence of the legal profession”. They thereby refer to the UN Basic Principles. UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers state that lawyers “are entitled to freedom of expression, which includes, among others, the right to take part in public […]
MALDIVES: RESCIND THE SUMMARY SUSPENSION OF 56 LAWYERS CALLING FOR JUDICIAL REFORM
Transparency International is joining with the Maldivian Democracy Network, the International Commission of Jurists, Front Line Defenders and Forum-Asia to call on the Supreme Court of Maldives to rescind the indefinite suspension of all 56 lawyers who signed a petition to the Supreme Court calling for the independence and reform of the judiciary. The suspension is […]
MALDIVES: RESCIND THE SUMMARY SUSPENSION OF 56 LAWYERS CALLING FOR JUDICIAL REFORM
Transparency International is joining with the Maldivian Democracy Network, the International Commission of Jurists, Front Line Defenders and Forum-Asia to call on the Supreme Court of Maldives to rescind the indefinite suspension of all 56 lawyers who signed a petition to the Supreme Court calling for the independence and reform of the judiciary. The suspension is […]
