Some lawyers hope that Bar associations, which have themselves been targeted by Trump, will come to their aid. With the Trump administration warning career lawyers to follow orders even if they have ethical qualms, pressure is building on professional legal associations to take a stance against efforts to upend long-standing norms of public service. The…

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry was arrested on Friday outside the Adiala Jail, a day after he was seen in a viral video hurling expletive at police official deputed at the same jail. Faisal Chaudhry was incensed on Thursday when jail authorities stopped him from meeting Imran Khan. On Friday morning,…

Around the world, lawyers – particularly those representing human rights defenders, political prisoners, and upholding the rule of law – face threats of disbarment, harassment, and prosecution simply for doing their jobs. Jan. 24 marked International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, which focused on Belarus this year. The Belarusian government has developed a toolkit of…

The International Bar Association (IBA) denounces sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The IBA calls on all states to oppose sanctions and respect the judicial independence of the Court. IBA Executive Director Dr Mark Ellis commented: ‘The ICC is the cornerstone of the international justice architecture, created to realise the promise of “never again” and to bring justice to victims of…

The recent pause on US foreign assistance is having  profound consequences for organizations committed to defending the rule of law, justice, human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide. For the ICJ, this suspension affects nearly 30% of our operations, straining our ability to ensure the rule of law is upheld, enable justice for the most vulnerable, and advance accountability in some…

A lawyer in an Erbil court was left beaten and bloodied after a quarrel with a judge, where he was handed an arrest warrant and briefly detained, a legal official said on Tuesday.  Sihad Abdulkarim Majid visited the Erbil Appellate Court to represent his client for a case but was involved in an altercation “which…

The Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Nasir Hussain Tanoli Advocate. The body of a lawyer, murdered by unknown assailants, was found in a flat in Shalimar Colony here on Sunday. In a press release, the association demanded immediate action from the authorities to arrest the perpetrators and…