Lebanon: Mohamad Sablouh is a Lebanese lawyer who specialises in the defence of human rights. He has been involved in denouncing the unlawful deportation of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to Syria. Through his social networks, he has highlighted…
Crimea: Emil Kurbedinov is a Crimean human rights lawyer.The winner of the 2017 Front Line Defenders award is particularly active in the defence of human rights in Russian-occupied Crimea. On 15 February 2024, he was targeted by the Russian de-facto…
Angola: The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger is worried about the situation of Angolan lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi. Involved in the defence of human rights for more than 10 years, he has been the victim of harassment by the Angolan…
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: The Observatory condemns the intimidation of the lawyer Gemma Jones for her comments on the Equatoguinean judicial system
COLOMBIA: Sir Henry Brooke 2024 prize awarded to lawyer Adil Meléndez, who denounces the withdrawal of protection measures
Iran: Kurdish lawyer Golaheh Vatandoust sentenced to over six years in prison by the Islamic Republic of Iran
COLOMBIA: Lawyer Yessika Hoyos faces new threats
GUATEMALA: Hearing of lawyer Claudia Gonzalez suspended
Joint Statement on the continued harassment of Russian lawyer Aleksey Ladin
IRAN: Arrested and interrogated on arrival at Tehran airport, lawyer Saleh Nikbakht faces imprisonment for practising law
The First Section of the Revolutionary Court has sentenced Khosrow Alikordi to one year’s imprisonment, two years’ exile, a two-year travel ban, a two-year ban on practising as a lawyer, and a two-year ban on appearing on the Internet.
COLOMBIA: Harassment, persecution and attacks against lawyer German Romero in the course of his work
Russia: Magomed Alamov, a human rights lawyer and member of Crew Against Torture, has received death threats, along with his family, from the relatives of a young woman who had benefited from the organisation’s assistance.
ZIMBABWE: Two lawyers arrested for obstruction of justice
SENEGAL : Between Friday 4 August and Saturday 5 August, several of Ousmane Sonko’s lawyers were arrested. These arrests are linked to the public appearance of French lawyer Juan Branco at a press conference in Dakar on 30 July, after he had…
MEXICO: Lawyer Oscar Zamudio Campos facing harassment and criminal proceedings for his professional activities.
SENEGAL: The OIAD condemns intimidation and violence against lawyers in Senegal and strongly denounces restrictions on the exercise of the profession
IRAN: The Observatory condemns the sentencing of Iranian lawyer Farzaneh Zilabi to 18 months in prison and calls for all other charges against her to be dropped.
TURKEY: Kurdish human rights lawyer Kurtulus Bastimar subjected to persecution and defamatory campaigns.
COLOMBIA: The Observatory condemns the new attacks against human rights lawyer Soraya Gutierrez Argüello, who was recently the victim of a break-in and attempted robbery at her home