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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We, the undersigned bar associations, law societies, lawyers’ organisations, and human rights institutions, express serious concern regarding the enforced disappearance, incommunicado detention, public humiliation, and criminal prosecution of Ugandan lawyer and senior opposition figure Advocate Erias Lukwago on misprision of treason charges. Advocate Lukwago is a prominent lawyer from Uganda, former mayor of Kampala, and […]
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This year, the OIAD gathered its members in Rome to share their views on the 2025–2026 period and the Observatory’s future prospects after 10 years of activity. Once again, the OIAD had the privilege of welcoming fellow lawyerq to share moving testimonies at the Assembly, both in person and online. As with the previous General […]
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Since 2021, the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) has been celebrated each year on 14 June. Established by a group of lawyers and lawyers’ organisations, the initiative is supported by over 100 legal associations across the world, who are committed to the vital importance of the right to a fair trial and addressing the serious […]
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On 17 June 2026, OIAD members will meet in Rome for their annual meeting. Our General Assembly, to be held at the headquarters of the Consiglio Nazionale Forense (CNF), will provide an opportunity to review a year of significant activity and outline the Observatory’s future direction, as attacks on the legal profession remain a major […]
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One year after the arbitrary detention of lawyer Enrique Anaya, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) remain deeply concerned about his ongoing deprivation of liberty and the continuing violations of his fundamental rights. Enrique Anaya, a constitutional lawyer, was arrested on 7 June 2025 on money laundering charges. […]
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39 organisations, including bar associations, lawyers’ groups, judges’ associations and human rights organisations, condemn the Tunisian authorities’ escalating and systematic campaign of intimidation, obstruction and retaliation against lawyers, judges, the Tunisian National Bar Association, magistrates’ associations and independent civil society organisations in the country. Since President Saïed’s consolidation of executive power in 2021 and the […]
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The OIAD has co-signed a motion of support denouncing the 10-year prison sentence handed down to the former President of the Tunis Bar, Chawki Tabib, deemed unjust and politically motivated. The OIAD has co-signed a motion of support denouncing the 10-year prison sentence handed down to the former President of the Tunis Bar, Chawki Tabib, […]
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