February 14, 2018
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Daily Archives: 15/02/2018
France: Journée d’action – Carte judiciaire
le 15 février, 2018
Journée Justice morte ! Mobilisation des magistrats, des fonctionnaires de justice, des avocats, des élus locaux et des justiciables à saint-Quentin!! (Facebook)
Grève du barreau de Beziers, avocats,magistrats, greffiers, notaires, élus, groupements d’entreprises devant le TGi de Beziers
(Facebook)
http://www.lapressedevesoul.com/actualite-37969-avocats-magistrats-et-greffiers-en-greve-jeudi.html
http://lepatriote.fr/villefranche-face-au-projet-de-reforme-les-avocats-obilises-3672.html
http://www.lejsl.com/edition-de-chalon/2018/02/15/les-avocats-du-barreau-de-chalon
http://lesaf.org/appel-intersyndical-a-la-mobilisation-pour-une-justice-de-qualite/
https://hitwest.com/news/avocats-magistrats-et-greffiers-dans-la-rue-29357
http://www.sudouest.fr/2018/02/15/justice-saintes-manifeste-pour-son-tribunal-4203806-1531.php
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/journee-justice-morte-lorraine-1424691.html
https://lejournaldugers.fr/article/25442-mobilisation-des-robes-noires
Bal de robes noires et rouges sur les marches du palais de la cour d’appel d’ #Angers #avocats #magistrats… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…—
Confluences Pénales (@ConfluencesP) February 15, 2018
#Angers #Avocats #Magistrats #Greffiers
Communiqué lu ce 15/02/2018 sur les marches du Palais de Justice d'ANGERS… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…—
Véronique LEVRARD (@VLEVRARD) February 15, 2018
180 professionnels sur les marches #Angers #Magistrats #Greffiers #Avocats #pourunejusticedequalité #mobilisation https://t.co/aSDcE2GdDx—
BARREAU D'ANGERS (@barreauangers) February 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/BarreauToulouse/status/964075318779752448
Tours (Facebook)
St Nazaire (Facebook)
(Barreau Bonneville Facebook)
(Ordre des avocats de Saint-Quentin – 02 Facebook)
Les avocats du barreau de Paris aux côtés des magistrats et des greffiers manifestent pour le maintien de l’accès aux droits de tous les citoyens et pour le renforcement des moyens de la justice
Kenya/Canada: Miguna deportation illegal, surrender his passport, Kimaru orders
February 15, 2018
The High Court has declared lawyer Miguna Miguna’s deportation illegal.
Judge Luka Kumaru ruled on Thursday that the declaration by Interior minister Fred Matiang’i was null and void
He directed Immigration director Gordon Kihalagwa to surrender Miguna’s passport to court within seven days.
http://news.trust.org/item/20180215082324-2sh9r/
https://hivisasa.com/posts/uhuru-reignites-war-with-cj-maraga
http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/high-court-opens-door-migunas-return/
https://www.update.co.ke/2018/02/15/breaking-high-court-declares-miguna-migunas-deportation-illegal/
https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1FZ0SL
http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/general-miguna-speaks-out-as-kot-applaud-courts-judgement/
https://hivisasa.com/posts/migunas-announcement-after-court-declares-deportation-illegal
https://citizentv.co.ke/news/miguna-talks-after-court-revokes-his-deportation-191036/
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N1Q53HE
http://aa.com.tr/en/africa/kenyan-lawyers-protest-states-disregard-for-law/1064560
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2018/02/officers-of-the-court-march-in-defence-of-its-honour/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguna_Miguna
http://gabriellubale.com/courts-system-in-kenya/
#ObeyCourtOrders #ObeyTheLaw Lawyers converged at the Milimani Law Courts ready for the March.
(Law Society of Kenya Facebook 15/02/18)
China/HRW: Release Human Rights Lawyers
February 15, 2018
The Chinese government should immediately release human rights lawyers who have been detained or imprisoned on baseless subversion charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should also end the practice of revoking or suspending licenses of lawyers and law firms on political grounds.
In February 2018, authorities stripped human rights lawyer Sui Muqing of his license for allegedly violating “courtroom etiquette,” and canceled the registration of the Wutian Law Firm for its refusal to participate in a politicized review process.
“Not only is the Chinese government still holding some rights lawyers and activists rounded up in the July 2015 crackdown, it’s disbarring others as a crude way to intimidate the group,” said Sophie Richardson, China director. “This endless persecution of the legal profession exposes the absurdity of China’s claim to uphold the ‘rule of law.’”
Since August 2017, authorities have revoked or suspended the licenses to practice of several human rights lawyers. They have also canceled the registration of one law firm. One lawyer has been detained on subversion charges:
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/15/china-release-human-rights-lawyers
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/visit-02152018122718.html
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/human-rights-lawyer-sui-muqing-disbarred
https://www.ucanews.com/news/china-called-to-release-rights-lawyers-jailed-since-2015/81558
Ghana: Supreme Court to hear Sosu’s suspension appeal
February 14, 2018
The Supreme Court has given approval for suspended Human Rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu to file an appeal against a three-year suspension imposed on him by the General Legal Council (GLC).
The court president over by Justice Yaw nullified an earlier judgement by the Appeals court that prevented Mr Sosu an application for stay of execution of the punishment, which prevents him from practicing law in Ghana.
In the wisdom of the court it will be an abuse of the fundamental human rights of Mr Sosu if he is prevented a hearing.
Mr Sosu has seven days to file his processes after which the court will hear the case.
It will be recalled that the GLC banned Mr Sosu from practising for three years on two major offences including overcharging a client.
The Council added that he had flouted the Professional Conduct and Etiquette rules by advertising his legal firm’s name and address on social media platform, Facebook.
Dissatisfied with the GLC’s decision, he went to the Court of Appeal to quash the suspension. But before the appeal would be heard, he also filed a motion seeking to halt the implementation of the suspension.
But on Wednesday, 26 July, the court presided over by Mr Justice Henry Anthony Kwofie dismissed the motion pending a determination of the substantive appeal case.
The judge said the jurisdiction of the court had not been triggered appropriately.
http://starrfmonline.com/2018/02/14/supreme-court-paves-way-sosu-appeal-gba-suspension/
Kenya/Canada: Duty calls: We all have to rise and stop this slide to dictatorship
February 14, 2018
Recent events in the country point to an ominous return to rule by decree and ultimately; dictatorship. The steely resolve with which the government has embraced political disagreements seems to borrow heavily from the old Nyayo Script.
The first element in the script is the projection of raw power. This involves deploying power totally disproportionate with the perceived risk.
ALSO READ: Rare occasion on which Jubilee mandarins acted rationally
The second element is the use of wanton force against relatively harmless Opposition. This is exemplified by the use of force against people sheltering in homes and away from the epicentre of protests including the use of live bullets some of which end up killing children.
The third element is the absence of feeling for victims including those like Baby Moraa who were merely caught up in the violence. This is intended to convey a message that the deployment of force is not negotiable, and that force will be used without limit.
How they do it The fourth element is the mobilisation of extra-legal forces including mobilisation on tribal and party basis to countermand perceived threats ordinarily handled by the police and courts. Recently, the Nairobi Business Community has purported to act as a vigilante force with the approval of the security forces.
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The arrest and deportation of Miguna Miguna in total disregard of due process is a chip off the old block. You will recall that the fiery cleric Sheikh Khalid Balala had his passport cancelled while in Germany ostensibly because he was a Yemeni national. His fate was lighter compared to that of Stephen Mbaraka Karanja who died in police custody. In a matter that came before Justice Derek Schofield, the state failed to produce the deceased including his remains or reveal his place of interment. The search for his remains was not unlike that for the remains of Independence hero Dedan Kimathi.
Just as with the persistence of the Luka Kimaru in the Miguna Miguna case, the tenacity of Mr Justice Schofield did not yield acquiescence from the dictatorial regime.
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https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/02/14/miguna-deportation-remains-in-effect-says-judge_c1714098
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Boinnet-Kinoti-skip-court-Miguna-case/1056-4304848-9thu0/index.html
https://independent.ng/danger-signal-kenya/
http://cajnewsafrica.com/2018/02/14/commonwealth-monitoring-kenya-political-deadlock/
https://hivisasa.com/posts/nrm-set-to-go-global-from-monday
https://hivisasa.com/posts/uhuru-reignites-war-with-cj-maraga
http://www.diariovasco.com/agencias/201802/15/partido-gobernante-kenia-acusa-1137292.html (ESPANOL)
#ObeyCourtOrders #ObeyTheLaw Lawyers converged at the Milimani Law Courts ready for the March.
(Law Society of Kenya Facebook)
#ObeyTheLaw #ObeyCourtOrders #MigunaMiguna
China: Dear Lawyer Wang Quanzhang
February 15, 2018
今天是王全璋律師的42歲生日，這是他自2015年8月3日以來，在羈押中度過的第三個生日，919天以來，王律師毫無音訊，不但未能與家人見上一面，連由家人委任的法律代表亦未獲準會見 。
王律師被指控 “顛覆國家安全” 罪，2017年2月14日被正式起訴後至今未有審訊日期。
(China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group / 中國維權律師關注組 Facebook)
https://www.rfa.org/english/women/liwenzu-husband-01252018145557.html
France: Nouvelle carte judiciaire : magistrats et avocats descendent dans la rue
le 14 février, 2018
La Chancellerie travaillerait aujourd’hui à la réduction du nombre de cours d’appel de 36 à 17.
La pression monte dans le monde judiciaire, qui se prépare à une journée d’action grand format, ce jeudi. Sur les marches des palais, dans la rue, les organisations de magistrats et tous les barreaux de France se mobilisent. La réforme de la carte judiciaire, baptisée en novlangue ministérielle «adaptation du réseau des juridictions», inquiète. Nicole Belloubet, qui devrait dévoiler le contenu de ses réformes début mars, va devoir faire preuve d’une grande habileté politique pour désamorcer l’inquiétude au sein des juridictions.
Au cœur des réflexions, l’avenir des 36 cours d’appel et la volonté de rapprocher la carte judiciaire de celle des 13 nouvelles régions françaises. Selon nos informations, la Chancellerie travaillerait aujourd’hui sur un schéma de 17 cours d’appel «chefs de file», qui centraliseront la totalité des fonctions administratives et budgétaires des cours, les cours secondaires se limitant à leur activité juridictionnelle.
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http://www.nicematin.com/justice/toujours-pas-de-sursis-pour-les-plages-de-juan-les-pins-208304
http://www.varmatin.com/justice/mobilisation-pour-l-avenir-du-palais-de-justice-208372
http://www.nordlittoral.fr/71156/article/2018-02-15/reforme-de-la-justice-les-magistrats-en-greve
http://www.ledauphine.com/drome/2018/02/15/nous-ne-voulons-pas-d-une-justice-au-rabais
https://www.clicanoo.re/Faits-Divers/Article/2018/02/15/Operation-justice-morte-aujourdhui_515104
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/2014487138769867/
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https://www.facebook.com/events/555696148141025/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1965523327033138/
https://www.facebook.com/Sauvez-Les-Tribunaux-De-Longwy-Et-Briey-164205770879782/
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