The OIAD is delighted by the release of Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani, who was freed on 27 November 2025 following a decision by the Ministry of Justice. Ms Dahmani’s release comes after 18 months of international mobilisation by bar associations and active support from the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk for her […]
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Our organizations express their strongest condemnation following the conviction, on October 31, 2025, of Tunisian lawyer and former magistrate Ahmed Souab, who was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of administrative control by the Tunis First Instance Court. Ahmed Souab, 68, was prosecuted under Tunisia’s anti-terrorism legislation on charges of “forming and […]
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Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD), Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia, Asociación de Abogadas y Abogados, Jueces y Fiscales de Derechos Humanos de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, and the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de España, which make up the International Mission of Jurists for Guatemala, as well as World […]
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Guatemala, 29 October 2025 – For several years, international organisations, independent missions and civil society organisations have been warning about the progressive deterioration of the rule of law in Guatemala. Six months ago, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers made an official visit to Guatemala and warned of serious risks […]
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Speech by Leonardo Arnau, President of the OIAD Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Legal Profession 36th National Congress of Lawyers Turin, 15 October 2025 I am very pleased and honoured to be able, on behalf of the OIAD, to deliver a welcome message to today’s conference, which represents a welcome […]
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Belarusian authorities have designated the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers (BAHRL) as an “extremist formation,” imposing severe legal sanctions and intensifying pressure on the legal profession. On 18 August 2025, the State Security Committee (KGB) issued a decision[1] labelling the BAHRL as extremist, effective 21 August 2025. Shortly after, the Ministry of Internal […]
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Joint Statement/Georgia – Freezing of NGO Accounts and Impact on Legal Protection and the Work of Lawyers In response to the freezing of the bank accounts of several civil society organisations in Georgia and the misuse of the law on grants, several organisations defending the defence have joined Lawyers for Lawyers to highlight the serious […]
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Amid intensifying fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, human rights defenders, especially lawyers, have become prime targets for armed groups. According to information gathered and verified by the Observatory, there has been a disturbing pattern of threats, intimidation and serious violence. Free criminals, exposed lawyers Mass escapes in several cities, including Bukavu and Goma, […]
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Twelve legal and human rights organisations intervene in proceedings against the executive board ahead of trial* Criminal and civil proceedings against the executive board of the Istanbul Bar Association are incompatible with Türkiye’s international human rights obligations and represent a direct assault on the independence of the legal profession, warned 12 legal and human rights […]
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Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe and the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy C Human Rights are deeply concerned about the latest reports involving Angolan human rights […]
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