Day of the Endangered Lawyer/China: Day of the Endangered Lawyer: spotlight on China

February 14, 2017

24 January 2017 was the Day of the Endangered Lawyer. This international initiative was dedicated to the harassment undergone by Chinese lawyers.

24 January 2017 was the Day of the Endangered Lawyer. Hold every year by several lawyers’ organisations, this international initiative is the occasion to raise awareness among the civil society on the situations of jeopardised lawyers in a given country. 2017’s edition was dedicated to China because of the persecutions undergone by lawyers committed to the defence of the rights of their fellow citizens. In Paris, a colloquium took place at the “Maison du Barreau” (Bar Association offices).

The human rights lawyers’ movement in China

For several years, and particularly since 2015, lawyers have been undergoing a crackdown aiming at detering them from taking charge of so-called “politically sensitive” cases. Despite the risks, around 500 of them are still working on the defence of the fundamental rights of their fellow citizens.

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http://www.worldcoalition.org/Journe-de-lavocat-en-danger–lumires-sur-la-Chine.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Day of the Endangered Lawyer

http://linkis.com/georgebrownlaw.com/TJAjz

http://www.associazionenazionaleavvocatiitaliani.it/?p=78416

http://www.worldcoalition.org/fr/Journe-de-lavocat-en-danger–lumires-sur-la-Chine.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter (FRANCAIS)

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https://www.lexisactu.fr/journee-de-lavocat-en-danger-2017-solidarite-avec-les-avocats-chinois-le-24-janvier-paris-breve (FRANCAIS)

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