The OIAD is deeply concerned about the alarming wave of persecution, intimidation and political discrimination targeting many lawyers in Bangladesh. These practices, which seem to be part of a coordinated strategy, seriously undermine the independence of the legal profession and access to justice in the country. Unfounded criminal charges against Bangladeshi lawyers A series of extremely […]
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The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) together with the International legal and human rights community condemns moves to undermine the independence of lawyers and the rule of law in Turkey. The escalating attacks by Turkish authorities on the Istanbul Bar Association, its leadership, and members of the legal profession are an affront to […]
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From 7 to 11 April 2025, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger will be taking part in the 3rd International Forum of the Association of Lawyers, Judges and Human Rights Prosecutors of Latin America and the Caribbean (AJUFIDH), in São Paulo, Brazil. The event will gather more than 70 legal professionals from across South […]
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The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) held a training workshop on security and psychosocial risks for Spanish-speaking human rights lawyers on 13 March 2025. The session was held in the Assembly Hall of the Spanish National Bar Council (Consejo General de la Abogacía Española – CGAE) in Madrid and was broadcast live on […]
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The independence of the legal profession in the United States is once again threatened by a series of groundbreaking actions by the Trump administration. Since the beginning of March, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC – a government agency) has been investigating several large law firms about their diversity and inclusion policies. At the same […]
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The OIAD attended the hearing of 21 March 2025, regarding the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s request to terminate the mandates of the Istanbul Bar President and the members of the Bar Council. Lawyers Barbara Porta (Turin Bar Association), Valeria Cominotti (Brescia Bar Association), and Ketty-Anne Tamburini (Lyon Bar Association), travelled to Istanbul as representatives of the […]
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“On 6 February 2025, the US President signed an executive order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel and their immediate family members. (…) The executive order states that “tangible and significant consequences” will be imposed on ICC officials, which could include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension of […]
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The International Observatory of Lawyers in Danger is outraged by allegations that representatives of the Algerian state have been pressuring detained Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to appoint a ‘non-Jewish’ lawyer to replace his lawyer François Zimeray. Such anti-Semitic acts blatantly violate the fundamental right of all citizens to choose their lawyer freely and unacceptably interfere […]
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Since 2021, the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) has been celebrated each year on 14 June. Established by a group of lawyers and lawyers’ organisations, the initiative is supported by over 100 legal associations across the world, who are committed to the vital importance of the right to a fair trial and addressing the serious […]
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The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) is organising a workshop on security and psychological risks for Spanish-speaking human rights lawyers. The training session will take place on 13 March 2025, from 16:00 to 19:30 (CET) in Madrid, in the assembly room of the Consejo General de la Abogacía Española (Paseo de Recoletos 13, Madrid), and will […]
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