urkina Faso: The Observatory welcomes the release of Gontran Somé and Christian Kaboré – after 26 days in captivity
Burkinabe lawyers Gontran Somé and Christian Kaboré were kidnapped between Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso on 10 …
SUDAN: Joint statement for arrested and detained Sudanese Lawyer Montaser Abdullah
The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD), Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s …
OIAD press release on the Sonia Dahmani trial hearings in Tunisia
Paris, 17 October 2024 – Richard Sédillot, member of the Rouen Bar and Board member of the …
GUATEMALA: The OIAD alerts the Guatemalan Bar Association about the situation of human rights lawyers in the country
The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger sent a letter on 11 October 2024 to …
World Day against the Death Penalty: The OIAD and 24 organisations call for universal abolition
The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger co-signed the joint statement calling for the universal abolition …
Interview with Forough Sheikholeslami Vatani, exiled Iranian lawyer
After becoming a lawyer in Iran and dedicating her practice to human rights, Forough was …
TUNISIA: Joint statement – Sonia Dahmani sentenced without trial
Sonia Dahmani sentenced on appeal by the Tunisian courts The International Observatory for Lawyers in …
OIAD press release on threats against lawyers in the UK
Rian (Ree) Saunders / Flickr (2012) The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger strongly condemns …
Occupied Crimea: human rights lawyer Aleksey Ladin disbarred
The Observatory together with the undersigned international lawyers’ rights and human rights organisations strongly condemn the …