This year, the International Day for Lawyers in Danger focused attention on the reality of lawyers in Belarus. Independent lawyers in this authoritarian regime constantly put themselves at risk to defend justice and the rule of law. On 24 January 2025, several bar associations, associations and human rights defenders around the world joined forces to […]
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The OIAD was dismayed and appalled to find out about a video posted on X by the media outlet “Frontières”, featuring the content of a special issue of the same outlet entitled “Invasion migratoire, les coupables” (“migratory invasion: those guilty”), in which several lawyers are mentioned by name as the lawyers who “defend the most […]
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[Photo: Flickr / Nathan Guy (2008)] Last September 9 – 11, 2024, the Committee of Experts at the Council of Europe in charge of drafting the Convention for the Protection of Lawyers met for the last time in Strasbourg. On that occasion, the Committee considered the requests for additions and amendments made by the stakeholders surveyed. This […]
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The OIAD, together with 56 other organisations from the international legal and human rights community, sign a joint statement in support of the Istanbul Bar Association: “The international legal and human rights community is deeply concerned by prosecuting authorities’ recent criminal investigation and lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association, particularly its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and the […]
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Paris, 27 January 2025 – In December 2024, the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime marked a major turning point for Syria, ending decades of authoritarian rule. Against this backdrop of political transition, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger expresses its support for the efforts of Syrian lawyers to restore the independence and legitimacy of […]
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International Day for Lawyers in Danger 2025: Focus on the alarming situation of lawyers in Belarus 24 January 2025 (date) – On the International Day for Lawyers in Danger, 24 January 2025, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) is focusing on the dramatic situation of lawyers in Belarus. Belarus has been the scene of intense repression […]
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Paris, 21 January 2025 – The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger strongly condemns the sentencing to prison terms of lawyers Alexeï Liptser, Igor Sergounine and Vadim Kobzev by Russian justice on Friday 17 January. These sentences are yet another worrying step in the Russian authorities’ campaign of repression against those critical of Vladimir Putin’s regime. […]
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Following the arrest of Reza Khandan at his home on Friday 13 December 2024, 24 organisations have jointly submitted an urgent request for action on behalf of the renowned Iranian human rights defender and husband of the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Read the letter
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24 January 2025: 15th International Day for Lawyers in Danger, dedicated to Belarus 24 January 2025 marks the 15th International Day for Lawyers in Danger. Since 2009, this event, celebrated simultaneously in many cities around the world, has drawn attention to the threats faced by the legal profession. This year, the situation of lawyers in […]
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Paris, 3 December 2024 – The 2025 International Day for Lawyers in Danger highlights the plight of Belarusian lawyers, who have been in the grip of an authoritarian regime led by Alexander Lukashenko since 1994. Belarus’ political and legal framework is marked by severe repression of political opponents, journalists and lawyers, particularly those who defend […]
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