Tag: Lawyers
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Türkiye: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for lawful professional and human rights work Joint statement by legal and human rights organizations
The undersigned international 34 legal and human rights organizations strongly condemn the conviction and sentencing…
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‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding
The Trump administration moved today to overturn a key legal foundation of the federal government’s…
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Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue
Nearly 25 years ago, environmental lawyers Robert McKinstry and John Dernbach appeared at an early…
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Türkiye: Drop bogus charges against Istanbul Bar Association leadership: Joint statement by human rights and lawyers’ organizations
The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar…
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Ukraine/Occupied Crimea: Human rights lawyers’ offices targeted by Russian anti-extremism and riot police
On 11 December 2025, officers from the Russian Interior Ministry’s Centre for Combating Extremism (“Centre…
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Türkiye: Misuse of criminal justice system to crack down on dissent must end following acquittal of 87 protesters, journalists and lawyers
Responding to today’s acquittal of 87 protesters on trial for their participation in mass protests…
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Belarus Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers
Last week, Belarusian authorities declared the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers (BAHRL) an “extremist…
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Uganda: Further information: Quash human rights lawyer’s conviction: Eron Kiiza
On 7 January, Ugandan human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza was convicted of ‘contempt of court’…
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Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression
As Amnesty International signed on to a joint statement ahead of the 10-year anniversary of…
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China: 10 Years Since ‘709 Crackdown,’ Lawyers Still Under Fire
The Chinese government is persecuting and silencing lawyers who challenge official abuses a decade after…