Creation of The Observatory human rights award

The Observatory is pleased to announce the creation of the Observatory Human Rights Award, which will be presented to a

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TAMILLA IMANOVA: “I’d love to be an attorney under Russian law, but for that the system and presidency have to change”

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Observatory presents the portrait of Tamilla Imanova, a young woman lawyer who

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AFGHANISTAN: Afghan lawyer Hossain Haydari’s interview

“I would like to see more extraditions from the country through diplomatic channels for those who are in danger” 28

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ISRAEL: The Observatory and Amnesty International denounced the expulsion from Israel of the French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri

In a joint article published on the website of “La Croix” on 22 December 2022, Jerôme Gavaudan, President of the

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L’OIAD PRESENT A ISTANBUL AU PROCES DE L’AVOCAT EFKAN BOLAC

Efkan Bolac, avocat au barreau d’Istanbul et membre de l’association des avocats progressistes (CHD) comparaissait devant la 52ème Chambre de

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2023: Afghanistan

Every year on the 24th of January, the International Day of the Lawyer in Danger mobilises the international community on the

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STRASBOURG: The OIAD attended as observer to the 3rd meeting of the Committee of Experts for the drafting of a Convention on the Protection of Lawyers

The 3rd meeting of the Committee of experts on the Protection of Lawyers (CJ-AV) in charge of drafting an international

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IRAN: The OIAD, together with other lawyers’ associations, takes action in favour of Iranian lawyers and denounces the situation at the United Nations.

On 24th November, on the occasion of the Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human

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TURKEY: Press release on the observation mission to the trial of the assassination of Barrister Tahir Elçi

On 15 June 2022, a delegation from OIAD, the Geneva Bar Association and secretaries of the Paris Bar Conference attended

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COLOMBIA: Letter to Colombian authorities on the risk situation of lawyer Luz Romero Villalba and the Association COLEMAD

The Observatory, together with the International Caravan of Jurists, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Global Justice Association,

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