Misión de observación judicial y visita a la cárcel: juicio ÇHD II y visita a Aytaç Ünsal (Estambul, Turquía)

Observación del juicio de: Selçuk Kozağaçlı, Oya Aslan, Barkın Timtik, Güçlü Sevimli, Özgür Yılmaz y Gülvin Aydın Savran (juicio ÇHD II) Visita en la cárcel a: Aytaç Ünsal Fecha de la misión: 7-9 de mayo de 2026 Fecha del informe: mayo de 2026 Descripción: El OIAD participó en una misión de observación judicial en Estambul […]

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Judicial observation mission – trial of Ruken Gülağacı (Istanbul, Turkey)

Observation of the trial of: Ruken Gülağacı Date of the mission: 12–14 April 2026 Date of the report: May 2026 Description: The OIAD, represented by its delegate Christine Charlot (Guyana Bar), attended the hearing of lawyer Ruken Gülağacı on 13 April 2026. Ruken Gülağacı is a Turkish lawyer and human rights activist based in Istanbul. […]

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Judicial observation mission – trial of Ahmed Souab

Trial observation of: Ahmed Souab Date of hearing: 23 February 2026 Report date: March 2026 Description: Alessandro Magoni (Brescia) represented the OIAD during the trial of Ahmed Souab in Tunis on 23 February 2026. Mr Souab was arrested in April 2025 after criticising the judicial system and stating that “lawyers are not the only ones […]

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GUATEMALA / Report of the International Mission of Jurists for Guatemala

Title of the report: Climate of fear: the legal profession and judicial independence in danger Date of the report: March 2026 Description: The report “Climate of fear: the legal profession and judicial independence in danger” gathers the conclusions and recommendations of the International Mission of Jurists carried out in Guatemala in October 2025, aiming to […]

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Judicial observation mission – trial of Sonia Dahmani

Trial observation of: Sonia Dahmani Date of hearing: 6 February, 2026 Report date: 11 March, 2026 Description: This report sets out the conclusions of the judicial observation mission, in which Benedetta Perego participated on behalf of the OIAD, to attend the trial held on 6 February 2026 against Tunisian lawyer and journalist Sonia Dahmani. Dahmani […]

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Rapport sur la Journée internationale du procès équitable 2025 et le prix Ebru Timtik

Date du rapport : février 2026 Description : Le présent rapport résume les conclusions de la Journée internationale du procès équitable, qui s’est tenue le 12 juin 2025 à l’Université libre de Bruxelles (campus Solbosch), à Bruxelles, en Belgique. Le document analyse la grave détérioration du droit à un procès équitable en Tunisie, notamment la […]

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Turkey: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for their professional activities and commitment to human rights

The OIAD has joined forces with 33 organisations and bar associations to denounce the long prison sentences handed down to ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for their work in support of human rights. 2016 CCBE Award winners Ayşe Acinikli, Ramazan Demir, and other ÖHD lawyers were sentenced to harsh penalties on 29 January 2026.   […]

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El Salvador: The legal profession under siege in a context of erosion of the rule of law

Report date: February 2026 Description: This report, drafted by the OIAD and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), analyses the serious deterioration of the rule of law in El Salvador and its direct impact on the independent practice of law. Since May 2021, the country has experienced a deep erosion of the separation of powers, marked by […]

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PHILIPPINES: Mid-term report on the UPR of the Philippines

Report date: February, 2026 Description: The International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk (OIAD), together with Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Foundation Day of the Endangered Lawyers and the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) has submitted a mid-term […]

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Judicial observation mission – trial of Sonia Dahmani

Judicial observation mission – trial of Sonia Dahmani Trial observation of: Sonia Dahmani (criminal hearing related to statements on prison conditions) Date of hearing: 26 December 2025           Report date: January 2025 Description: Alessandro Magoni (Brescia) and Richard Sédillot (Rouen) represented the OIAD at the trial of Sonia Dahmani before the criminal division of the Tunis Court […]

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