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United States Chosen as Focus Country for 2026 International Day of the Endangered Lawyer: Alarming Wave of Attacks on the Legal Profession Sparks Global Concern

Following a meeting of the Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the United States of America has been designated as the focus country for the 15th edition of the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, to be held on 24 January 2026. Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has […]

Tunisie : Lawyer Sonia Dahmani sentenced to two years in prison

Paris, le 4 July 2025 – The OIAD expresses its deepest concern following the sentence handed down on 30 June 2025 against Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani. The two-year sentence pronounced on the lawyer comes in addition to a previous two-year sentence as part of proceedings marred by violations of the rights of defence […]

2025 General Assembly: In Madrid and Online, the OIAD unites its network to defend the defense

The OIAD held its annual General Assembly on June 26, 2025, gathering its active and associate members for a full day dedicated to defending the legal profession worldwide. Held in a hybrid format, this year’s edition allowed a wide participation thanks to simultaneous interpretation in four languages, ensuring accessibility across the OIAD network. The morning […]

2025 General Meeting: the Observatory looks forward to seeing its members on 26 June in Madrid

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger will be holding its annual General Meeting on Thursday 26 June 2025 in Madrid. This event will gather its active and associate members for a day of meetings and discussions, mainly focused on defending the legal profession worldwide. The 2025 AGM will be held in a hybrid format, […]

PHILIPPINES / Presentation of the report “Black Robes, Red Targets” at The Hague

THE HAGUE, 4 June 2025 – The Philippine Caravan – an international fact-finding mission led by a coalition of ten legal organisations, including the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger – has presented its “Black Robes, Red Targets” report, which reveals serious human rights violations committed against legal professionals in the Philippines between 2016 and […]

OIAD press release on the double judicial observation mission in Turkey (26–30 May 2025)

The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger was part of a major international delegation in Turkey from 26 to 30 May 2025 during a hectic week in the courts, with several criminal hearings against lawyers from the Human Rights Committee of the Istanbul Bar (ÇHD) and the President of the Istanbul Bar and his Bar […]

EVENT / Join the conference for the International Fair Trial Day focused on Tunisia, 12 June in Brussels & online

The Steering Groupe of the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD), in which OIAD participates, invites you to the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) Conference and the Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony[1] which will take place in Brussels (Université libre de Bruxelles, Solbosch campus) and online via Zoom on Thursday, 12 June 2025. This year, the spotlight is on Tunisia, where the independence of the […]

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lawyers caught up in armed conflict and collapse of the judicial system

Paris, 2 June 2025 – The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger is seriously alarmed by the situation of lawyers in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the partial occupation of the region by the armed group M23 has left the judicial system in a state of crisis. The province of North Kivu in […]

TURKEY: Joint Statement on the Arrest and Detention of Lawyer Ruken Gülağacı

The OIAD together with the undersigned bar associations and lawyers’ rights organisations express their deep concern over the detention of lawyer Ruken Gülağacı on 20 May 2025. On 21 May, the Criminal Peace Judgeship issued a house arrest order against Ms Gülağacı—an alarming escalation that further compounds our concern. We, the undersigned, call on the […]

PHILIPPINES: Joint statement on the harassment and threats targeting human rights lawyer Maria Kristina Conti

The undersigned organisations express grave concern over the escalating campaign of red-tagging, harassment, and threats targeting human rights lawyer Maria Kristina Conti in the Philippines. Atty. Maria Kristina Conti is a prominent human rights lawyer, Secretary-General of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers-National Capital Region (NUPL-NCR), and Treasurer of the Confederation of Lawyers of Asia […]