The undersigned organisations, members of the IX International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia, express their serious concern about death threats against human rights lawyers Yessika Hoyos Morales and Alirio Uribe, and three members of the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE), Candelaria Barrios Acosta, Malena Martínez Montoya and Juan David Díaz Chamorro. The […]
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The OIAD strongly condemns the sentencing of Pakistani lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha to ten years’ imprisonment each by an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on 29 October 2026. Their conviction follows several months of successive legal proceedings against the two lawyers, against a backdrop of judicial harassment previously condemned by the OIAD and […]
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The undersigned organisations are deeply concerned by the repeated acts of harassment and intimidation reported by lawyer Roxana Cardona. We urge the Salvadoran authorities to investigate these incidents, ensure her safety and physical and psychological well-being, and end any reprisals related to her professional work and her participation in public debate. Roxana Cardona is a […]
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The OIAD is appalled by the measures taken by the Turkish authorities against lawyers working to support individuals and organisations defending LGBTQI+ rights. Since 12 September 2026, a large-scale police operation has been targeting LGBTQI+ rights organisations, activists and defenders in several parts of the country. The authorities have announced legal proceedings against more […]
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The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the latest sanctions imposed by the US government, implemented through the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), against the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced on 9 October 2026. The ICC is an independent judicial institution, a cornerstone of international justice and a key component of international […]
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Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the International Observatory for Lawyers and The Law Society of England and Wales strongly condemn the conviction and imprisonment of lawyer Dmitri Laevski by Belarusian authorities, call for his immediate release and for the dismissal of all charges against him. On […]
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Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) express their profound concern regarding the safety of lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi, following a recent threat to his life. The circumstances surrounding the threat remain unclear, raising serious concerns about public safety and the protection of lawyers in the country. The threat […]
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In June 2026, an international mission of seven legal professionals travelled to El Salvador to assess the state of the free practice of the legal profession and the safeguards for the rule of law in the country. The delegation included representatives from the Biscay Bar Association (member of the OIAD), the OIAD itself, “Juezas y […]
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The Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime has arbitrarily removed numerous lawyers and notaries from the registry of the Supreme Court of Justice without official notification, without any prior procedure, and without publication of the corresponding decree in La Gaceta, Nicaragua’s official newspaper. This measure has reportedly affected at least two thousand legal professionals, who […]
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Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) express their profound concern regarding recent actions by Venezuelan judicial authorities and the Public Prosecutor’s Office that have obstructed the professional duties of human rights lawyer Luis Aguilera, preventing him from acting as legal representative of a victim of human rights violations […]
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