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Violations of rights of human rights lawyers in China
We have raised concern over series of violations of the rights of human rights lawyers in China to President Xi Jinping.
09 May 2018
Criminalisation of human rights defenders in Honduras
The growing number of attacks against human rights defenders in Honduras is cause for grave concern.
27 Apr 2018
Murder of human rights lawyer in Myanmar
We have written a letter to the President of the Republic of Myanmar expressing our concern about the murder of a human rights lawyer.
18 Apr 2018
Ongoing detention of human rights defenders in Turkey
The ongoing detention of human rights defenders in Turkey due to allegations of terrorism, without sufficient evidence, is causing us grave concern.
07 Mar 2018
Ongoing detention of human rights lawyer in Vietnam
A lawyer in Vietnam was arrested and remains in pre-trial detention, prompting us to write a letter to the President of Vietnam.
07 Mar 2018
Threats against human rights defenders in Colombia
We have written to the President of Colombia due to the threats being made to several human rights defenders in Colombia.
07 Mar 2018
Legal life in... Slovakia
Rudolf Pfeffer, Partner at AKF Lawyers , shares his insight on business opportunities and developments in Slovakia’s legal market.
27 Dec 2017
Harassment of human rights lawyer in India
We have written the President of India regarding the harassment received by a human rights lawyer, which may be preventing him from carrying out his...
14 Dec 2017
Continued investigation into murder of Honduran human rights defender
We are urging the Honduran authorities to effectively investigate the murder of a human rights defender in Honduras.
13 Dec 2017
Attacks against human rights lawyer in Guatemala
We have written a letter regarding several attacks on lawyers in Guatemala.
11 Dec 2017
Detention of Chinese human rights lawyer
We are concerned about the extended detention of a Chinese human rights lawyer.
11 Dec 2017
Arrest and shooting of Tanganyika Law Society president
We’re concerned over incidents involving lawyers in Tanzania and apparent breaches of international law.
21 Sep 2017
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