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Statement on the continued harassment of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Rustem Kyamilev and Lilia Hemedzhy

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the International Commission

Iran: The OIAD expresses its deep concern following the detention and inhumane treatment of Mohammad Najafi, who has been hospitalised after suffering from a heart condition

Paris, 15 November 2024 – The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger has learned that Iranian lawyer Mohammad Najafi was recently

Lifting of the moratorium in the DRC: the OIAD co-signs a report highlighting threats against lawyers and human rights defenders

As part of the international day against the death penalty on 10 October, the OIAD has co-signed a report analysing

urkina Faso: The Observatory welcomes the release of Gontran Somé and Christian Kaboré – after 26 days in captivity

Burkinabe lawyers Gontran Somé and Christian Kaboré were kidnapped between Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso on 10 October 2024. They were released on

SUDAN: Joint statement for arrested and detained Sudanese Lawyer Montaser Abdullah

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD), Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Institute

OIAD press release on the Sonia Dahmani trial hearings in Tunisia

Paris, 17 October 2024 – Richard Sédillot, member of the Rouen Bar and Board member of the International Observatory for Lawyers in

GUATEMALA: The OIAD alerts the Guatemalan Bar Association about the situation of human rights lawyers in the country

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger sent a letter on 11 October 2024 to the representatives of the Guatemalan

World Day against the Death Penalty: The OIAD and 24 organisations call for universal abolition

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger co-signed the joint statement calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty, alongside

Interview with Forough Sheikholeslami Vatani, exiled Iranian lawyer

After becoming a lawyer in Iran and dedicating her practice to human rights, Forough was threatened on several occasions for

TUNISIA: Joint statement – Sonia Dahmani sentenced without trial

Sonia Dahmani sentenced on appeal by the Tunisian courts The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger travelled to Tunisia alongside

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