Observation of the trial of: Selçuk Kozağaçlı, Oya Aslan, Barkın Timtik, Güçlü Sevimli, Özgür Yılmaz and Gülvin Aydın Savran (ÇHD II trial) Prison visit to: Aytaç Ünsal Date of the mission: 7–9 May 2026 Date of the report: May 2026 Description: The OIAD joined a judicial observation mission in Istanbul on 8 and 9 May […]
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Date de la mission : 26 juin 2026 Date du rapport : juin 2026 Description : L’OIAD a participé à une mission d’observation judiciaire à Istanbul le 26 juin 2026 afin d’assister à l’audience des policiers qui ont torturé l’avocat Murat Çelik, arrêté en marge d’une manifestation des Mères du Samedi à Istanbul le 8 juillet 2023 et […]
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The submission highlights the ongoing deteriorating conditions for the practice of law and the growing obstacles to access to an independent defence. Lawyers involved in sensitive cases face surveillance, intimidation, harassment and, in some cases, arbitrary detention. Against a backdrop of persistent restrictions on fair trial guarantees and access to justice, the OIAD, Lawyers for […]
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The OIAD’s alternative report was recently presented within the framework ofthe 54th session of the fourth cycle of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, lawyers have been working in a context marked by war, martial law and the […]
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The OIAD, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the Sudanese Defenders Centre for Legal Aid (SDCLA) have submitted an alternative report as part of the fourth cycle of Sudan’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In this report, the organisations highlight the impact of the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces […]
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The OIAD, together with the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU), the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), has submitted an alternative report as part of the 4th cycle of Uganda’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The report analyses breaches of the independence of the judiciary and […]
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CONDEMNING POLITICALLY MOTIVATED EXCLUSION, INTIMIDATION, AND INTERFERENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN BANGLADESH Paris | Brussels | The Hague | Berlin | Geneva | Rome | Bordeaux | Canberra | Vilnius | Varanasi | Astana | 7 July 2026 We, the undersigned sixteen international human rights organisations, bar associations, and law […]
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This year, the OIAD gathered its members in Rome to share their views on the 2025–2026 period and the Observatory’s future prospects after 10 years of activity. Once again, the OIAD had the privilege of welcoming fellow lawyerq to share moving testimonies at the Assembly, both in person and online. As with the previous General […]
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The International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk strategic report for 2026/2027 was adopted on 17 June 2026, at the General Assembly. Download the report:
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On 17 June 2026, at the General Assembly, the International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk activity report for 2025/2026 has been adopted. Download the report:
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