TURKEY: The OIAD condemns the decision to dissolve the Istanbul Bar Council and expresses its unwavering support to the lawyers of Istanbul

The OIAD attended the hearing of 21 March 2025, regarding the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s request to terminate the mandates of

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United States of America/ Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government

“On 6 February 2025, the US President signed an executive order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel and

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Algeria: The OIAD stands by François Zimeray against unacceptable interference in his client’s free choice of lawyer, based on religious discrimination

The International Observatory of Lawyers in Danger is outraged by allegations that representatives of the Algerian state have been pressuring

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Announcement/International Fair Trial Day 2025: Tunisia

Since 2021, the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) has been celebrated each year on 14 June. Established by a group

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WORKSHOP: Training on security and psychosocial risks for human rights lawyers

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) is organising a workshop on security and psychological risks for Spanish-speaking human rights lawyers.

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GUATEMALA: The OIAD urges the Guatemala Bar and Notary Association to guarantee a free and independent electoral process

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) expresses its deep concern about recent events in the electoral process of

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International Day for Lawyers in Danger 2025: The Belarusian legal profession under pressure

This year, the International Day for Lawyers in Danger focused attention on the reality of lawyers in Belarus. Independent lawyers

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France: Lawyers named in media report for defending foreign nationals

The OIAD was dismayed and appalled to find out about a video posted on X by the media outlet “Frontières”,

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Report on the state of the Convention on the protection of the profession of lawyer

[Photo: Flickr / Nathan Guy (2008)] Last September 9 – 11, 2024, the Committee of Experts at the Council of Europe

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TURKEY: Joint Statement by the International Legal and Human Rights Community on the Actions Against the Istanbul Bar Association

The OIAD, together with 56 other organisations from the international legal and human rights community, sign a joint statement in

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