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Lawyers for Lawyers urges withdrawal of draft bill criminalising “glorification of terrorism” and public support for terrorist organisations

On 15 August 2025, the Dutch government has published a draft bill to amend the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) introducing new offences related to the “glorification of terrorism” and...

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Lawyers for Lawyers urges withdrawal of draft bill criminalising “glorification of terrorism” and public support for terrorist organisations

Concern over the stigmatization of lawyers in the context of a lawsuit regarding crimes against humanity committed in Colombia

Vacature: Medewerker Relatiebeheer & Fondsenwerving (32–36 uur) 

Upcoming hearing in the criminal case against Claudia González Orellana

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Arbitrary detention of lawyers Guillaume Muyembe, Patrick Katebe and Médard Palankoy from the Kinshasa-Gombe Bar Association

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Lawyers for Lawyers submits report on the situation of lawyers ahead of the UPR of Georgia

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Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression

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Continued arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair

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HRC59: lawyers in Occupied Crimea targeted for their work

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Unlawful detention of lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan and escalating repression of the legal profession

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Call upon Egyptian authorities to revise new Code of Criminal Procedure

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HRC59: Situation of lawyers in Venezuela

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Concern over latest verdict against Thai lawyer Arnon Nampa

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Upcoming UN side event: “Protecting lawyers to ensure access to justice”

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Arbitrary detention, incommunicado confinement, and alleged torture of Ugandan human rights lawyer Agather Atuhaire alongside activist Boniface Mwangi

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Concern over the continued persecution of Chow Hang Tung amid escalating repression of lawyers in Hong Kong

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Caravana Filipina launches Black Robes, Red Targets: the report on extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations against legal professionals

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New report highlights global threats against environmental lawyers

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Vacancy (closed): Werkstudent bij Lawyers for Lawyers

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Seminar recap: Lawyers representing journalists around the globe

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Invitation: Presentation of Report on Attacks Against Legal Professionals in the Philippines | June 4, The Hague

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Challenging Legal Repression: Mostafa Fouad’s Advocacy for LGBTQIA+ Rights and Justice in Egypt

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Concern over the detention of Ruth Eleonora López and Alejandro Henríquez amid escalating intimidation of lawyers in El Salvador

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