IRAN: Urgent call for intervention concerning the renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and the continuing detention of Reza Khandan

The OIAD together with 29 organisations of the Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer express their gravest

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Bangladesh: Lawyers arrested and prosecuted following a peaceful commemoration

Mr Monish Kanti Dey and Mr Mizanur Rahman were arrested on the night of 26 March 2026 in Sunamganj. They

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Salvadoran lawyer Ruth López awarded the 2026 Sir Henry Brooke Prize

The OIAD is delighted that the Sir Henry Brooke Prize 2026 has been awarded to Salvadoran lawyer Ruth López, whose

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HONDURAS: OIAD endorses joint statement by international organisations supporting the GIEI report on the assassination of Berta Cáceres

The OIAD, together with other international organisations, has signed a joint statement endorsing the report of the Interdisciplinary Group of

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GUATEMALA : Présentation du rapport final de la Mission internationale de juristes sur la situation des avocats et l’indépendance judiciaire à Guatemala City

Le rapport final de la Mission internationale de juristes pour le Guatemala, à laquelle a participé l’Observatoire international des avocats

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Joint Statement condemning Denial of Access to Legal Representation in Iran and the Arrest of Lawyers

We, the undersigned organisations and members of the international legal community, express our grave concern regarding the systematic denial of

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2026 World Day for Endangered Lawyers – United States: testing the independence of the defence

The 2026 World Day for Endangered Lawyers brought the United States to the forefront of international attention. While attacks on the independence

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Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and

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Press release / 2026 World Day of the Endangered Lawyer: United States

As part of the World Day of the Endangered Lawyer on 24 January, the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk

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World Day of Endangered Lawyers 2026: Not-to-be-missed events

On the occasion of the World Day of Endangered Lawyers 2026 dedicated to the United States, several members of the Observatory have taken

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