Palestine: On 19 January 2024, Diala Ayesh was arrested by Israeli forces in Bethlehem. Currently in administrative detention for unknown reasons since 23 January 2024, she is being held in conditions that are inappropriate and incompatible with…
COLOMBIA: Sir Henry Brooke 2024 prize awarded to lawyer Adil Meléndez, who denounces the withdrawal of protection measures
Iran: Kurdish lawyer Golaheh Vatandoust sentenced to over six years in prison by the Islamic Republic of Iran
Burkina Faso: Between Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 January 2024, Guy Hervé Kam was arrested by a group of undercover men at Ouagadougou airport, who then took him away in an unmarked car.
COLOMBIA: Lawyer Yessika Hoyos faces new threats
GUATEMALA: Hearing of lawyer Claudia Gonzalez suspended
China: Ding Jiaxi is a Chinese lawyer and defender of human rights and democracy. As a member of the “New Citizens Movement”, Mr Jiaxi had taken part in an informal meeting with civil rights activists and lawyers on the state of civil…
Uzbekistan: Dauletmurat Tajimuratov is a lawyer and human rights defender. He advocates for the protection of the rights of the Karakalpak people and for the protection of the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.
Joint Statement on the continued harassment of Russian lawyer Aleksey Ladin
Iran: Arash Keykhosravi, an Iranian lawyer and fierce defender of human rights, has been facing prolonged detention since 25 September 2023. He was sentenced by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on charges of “propaganda activities against…
IRAN: Arrested and interrogated on arrival at Tehran airport, lawyer Saleh Nikbakht faces imprisonment for practising law
Date of the report: December 2023 On Wednesday 29 November 2023, the 8th hearing in the trial for the assassination of Bar President Tahir Elçi in Diyarbakir, Turkey, was observed by Barbara Porta (member of Torino Bar), Benedetta Perego (member of…
The First Section of the Revolutionary Court has sentenced Khosrow Alikordi to one year’s imprisonment, two years’ exile, a two-year travel ban, a two-year ban on practising as a lawyer, and a two-year ban on appearing on the Internet.
The Observatory expresses its deep concern regarding the situation of Maksim Znak, who has been arbitrarily detained for 3 years.
COLOMBIA: Harassment, persecution and attacks against lawyer German Romero in the course of his work
Iran: Nasser Sargaran, a prominent human rights lawyer and academic, was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Intelligence Department in Saqqez.
Russia: Magomed Alamov, a human rights lawyer and member of Crew Against Torture, has received death threats, along with his family, from the relatives of a young woman who had benefited from the organisation’s assistance.
Iran: Repeatedly subjected to relentless harassment by the Iranian government, Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the Ludovic Trarieux prize in 2018, was arrested and severely beaten while attending the funeral of Armita Garavand, who died…
Haiti: Three lawyers identified as representing Joseph Félix Badio have been placed in detention following the recent arrest of their client for his alleged involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Russia: Three of the lawyers representing Vladimir Putin’s opponent, Alexei Navalny, have been arrested and detained after their homes were searched by the Russian authorities.