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A senior lawyer and his brother were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Gulkada area of Saidu Sharif here on Tuesday, the police said. They said that an old enmity led to the shooting incident, in which lawyer Malik Arshad and his brother, Malik Mustajab, were killed. The assailants fled the scene on a motorcycle.…

GENEVA (16 January 2025) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today expressed deep concern at the continued long-term detention in Türkiye of nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers, all of whom were arbitrarily arrested in connection with their peaceful work and convicted in unfair trials on…

URL: https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/01/iran-intensifies-crackdown-on-human-rights-lawyers-amid-growing-repression/ Security Groups Control Cases of Victims Seeking Justice; Lawyers Then Prosecuted for Filing Cases January 13, 2025 — The Islamic Republic of Iran is waging a campaign of intimidation and prosecution against human rights lawyers, targeting those who defend protesters, dissidents, and other victims of state violence. The arrests and sentencing of five prominent…

Uganda: IBAHRI and L4L issue statement expressing grave concern for hasty conviction of lawyer Eron Kiiza The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern for the predicament of Ugandan human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza, who was summarily convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to nine months…

On Sunday, the Kirkuk Bar Association condemned a recent shooting attack targeting two lawyers in central Kirkuk, urging Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari to authorize legal permits for lawyers to carry firearms for self-defense. The association emphasized the increasing risks legal professionals face in Iraq and the urgent need for measures to ensure their…

Latest Retaliation Against Critic of the Government On January 9, 2025, the People’s Court of Hanoi is scheduled to hear the case of high-profile lawyer Tran Dinh Trien, who was arrested on June 1, 2024, and charged with “infringing upon the interests of the state” under Article 331 of Vietnam’s penal code. If convicted, Tran…

Agather Atuheire, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has this Thursday been arrested while leading a peaceful protest against the arrest and conviction of her colleague, Eron Kiiza.  Atuheire and a group of activists had sought to deliver a petition to the Chief Justice, Owiny-Dollo demanding accountability for prolonged delays in high-profile cases, some…

Verbal abuse, intimidation and brawls where security officers are often outnumbered are becoming all too common in government buildings intended to uphold law and order. Shannon Pitman looks into the number of assaults occurring at our courts and what is being done about the growing problem. The pressure of life-changing decisions faced by individuals involved in…