Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 24 January 2024 – in solidarity with lawyers in IRAN

The report (in English, in French, in Italian) – The Petition (in English, in French, in Italian – Turkish) The Joint Statement (in English) – Invitation Press Conference (in English) International law expressly recognizes the unique role that lawyers play in any society by according to them special protections as guardians of justice for all. …

JOINT STATEMENT – LAWYER NASRIN SOTOUDEH

We, the undersigned 26 Bar Associations, Law Societies, and organisations supporting the legal profession of over 14 countries, stand in solidarity with our Iranian colleague Nasrin Sotoudeh and other lawyers in Iran who are being persecuted by their Government for carrying out their profession diligently and in accordance with the law. On 13 June 2018, …