“On Sunday, 29 October, the media broke the news that [Nasrin Sotoudeh] had been arrested while attending the funeral of Armita Garavand, the 16-year-old girl who died after 28 days in a coma following her arrest by the infamous Morality Police in the Tehran metro. She was taken along with other arrested women to the […]
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“On the morning of 28 August 2023, lawyer Claudia González was arrested, charged with the crime of abuse of authority. The arrest took place following a search of her home ordered by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, as part of the alleged investigation proceedings against her.” Holder of the Lawyers for Lawyers 2023 prize, Claudia González […]
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According to article 2 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the concept of “enforced disappearance” is defined as “the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or […]
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Mohamed El-Baqer, human rights lawyer and founder of the Adalah Centre for Rights and Freedoms, was released on Thursday 20 July following a «presidential pardon» from President Al-Sisi. After 4 years and 10 months in the high-security Tora 2 and Badr 1 prisons, where he was subject to numerous abuses, the lawyer was released after […]
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Interview with Clara GERARD-RODRIGUEZ, lawyer at FTMS Avocats, on the list of deputy counsel qualified to practice before the International Criminal Court On the occasion of the International Criminal Justice Day, OIAD had the opportunity to interview Clara Gérard-Rodriguez, associate lawyer at FTMS Avocats, consultant for Global Rights Compliance and on the list of deputy […]
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Deux délégués de l’Observatoire se sont rendus à Diyarbakir ce mercredi 5 juillet, afin d’observer la septième audience du procès pénal faisant suite à l’assassinat de Tahir Elçi, ancien bâtonnier du Barreau de Diyarbakir. Dans une salle comble, l’audience s’est déroulée en présence d’une vingtaine de Barreaux turcs, de représentants de l’Union des Barreaux de […]
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On June 16, 2023, OIAD’s Annual General Assembly was held in Marseille, attended by almost 80 participants both online and at the Maison des Avocats de Marseille. The event was marked by the testimonies of lawyers from around the world who agreed to share their experiences within the profession, along with the adoption of the […]
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L’Observatoire international des avocats en danger (OIAD) a adressé un communiqué aux autorités nicaraguayennes pour exprimer sa préoccupation face à la décision de la Cour suprême de radier plus de 25 professionnels du droit qui ont défendu des prisonniers politiques et des opposants au gouvernement de Daniel Ortega depuis 2018. L’OIAD dénonce qu’au Nicaragua […]
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“Confronting impunity: Protect Lawyers and Judicial Independence” is the title of the VII International Caravan of Jurists Report in Colombia, in which 6 delegates from the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger participated. The full report is now available in English and is summarised below. Executive Summary of VII Caravane Report This report documents the findings of the […]
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The Observatory is pleased to announce the creation of the Observatory Human Rights Award, which will be presented to a lawyer or lawyers’ organisation acting in favour of human rights in the world. The purpose of the award is to highlight and support the work done by the laureate(s), as well as to condemn the […]
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