Rian (Ree) Saunders / Flickr (2012) The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger strongly condemns the threats against lawyers in the UK for providing advice and representation on asylum and immigration matters. On 29 July 2024, three little girls were murdered in Stockport, UK. The tragedy sparked false allegations against a Muslim asylum seeker, which […]
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The Observatory together with the undersigned international lawyers’ rights and human rights organisations strongly condemn the Tyumen Regional Bar Council’s decision to disbar Russian human rights lawyer Aleksey Ladin in retaliation for his human rights work. We call on the Russian authorities to revoke this decision, cease harassment against him and guarantee that all lawyers in […]
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The Maison des Avocats de Paris hosted the 7th Ordinary General Meeting of the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger on 20 June 2024. Gathered in the Council room of the Paris Bar Association, the Co-Presidents Vincent Nioré and Vanessa Bousardo handed over the presidency of the OIAD to the Consejo General de la Abogacía […]
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“On July 2, 2024, Turkish authorities raided the homes of lawyers Naim Eminoğlu and Doğa İncesu in Istanbul and took the two lawyers into custody. Eminoğlu is a member of the governing council of the Istanbul branch of the Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği – the Association of Progressive Lawyers (“ÇHD”), and İncesu is a member of […]
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The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) strongly condemns the very serious threats published on 3 July 2024 on the far-right website RESEAU LIBRE, calling for the elimination of a number of lawyers who signed an op-ed in the run-up to the French parliamentary elections in June-July 2024. The far-right group openly threatened the […]
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Gaspard Lindon, lawyer at the Bar in Paris and delegate of the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD), travelled to Diyarbakir on May 1st alongside Françoise Cotta, member of ASF-DS and associate of the OIAD. Özum Burgun, whose trial was held on 2 May 2024 at the Diyarbakir court, was one of 52 people taken […]
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Impunity for attacks on lawyers, prosecutors and judges, as well as smear campaigns against legal and human rights professionals in the Philippines, were highlighted in a panel discussion to mark International Fair Trial Day. Held on 14 June at the University of the Philippines in Manila, the event also highlighted the gaps in anti-terrorism legislation resulting […]
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An international “Caravana Filipina” monitoring mission took place from 4 to 14 June 2024, involving 12 international delegations in the Philippines, including the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD). The main purpose of the Caravan was to investigate and seek justice for the attacks on lawyers, prosecutors and judges in this Asian country from […]
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“A joint report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders—a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)—and the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) presents findings from the judicial observation of the first hearing in the trial of 20 individuals involved in […]
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As we approach the final phase of the trial for the assassination of the former President of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, Tahir Elçi, on 28 November 2015, the OIAD is joining forces with the international legal community. The Observatory and 29 other organisations have issued a joint statement denouncing the apparent impunity that surrounds this assassination and […]
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