The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger, the Consejo General de la Abogacía Española and the Illustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid have sent a joint letter to the Equatorial Guinean BarAssociation regarding the situation of Ms Gemma Jones, “taking note of Resolution 63/2023 of the Bar Association of Equatorial Guinea adopting a precautionary measure of temporary suspension of the exercise of the profession of lawyer throughout the national territory of Equatorial Guinea, due to the publication on social networks of comments that would have denigrated the reputation of the Bar Association of Equatorial Guinea“.
⚖️El Observatorio Internacional de la Abogacía (@ProtectLawyers) condena la intimidación sufrida por la abogada tras mostrarse crítica con el sistema judicial ecuatoguineano
Ha terminado noviembre y aquí les dejamos el resumen de las actividades realizadas por el departamento de asuntos públicos de la embajada durante el mes.
شیرین عبادی، حقوق‌دان و برنده جایزه نوبل صلح در کنفرانس «عدالت در دوران گذار؛ چالش‌ها و راهکارها» که در تابستان سالِ‌جاری و با حضور شماری از متخصصان، پژوهش‌گران و مدافعان حقوق بشر در نروژ برگزار شد، «قانون اساسی [آینده] را منشأ تعیین نهادهای مجری و ناظر بر مدیریت ثروت‌های ملی در… pic.twitter.com/Avzqt3B2YV
Wir rufen heute alle Kolleg*innen in Berlin (13 Uhr) und Hamburg (15 Uhr) auf, an den Kundgebungen zum Tag der verfolgten Anwält*in teilzunehmen. Fokus ist die Lage der Kolleg*innen im Iran: Aufruf für Hamburg: https://t.co/hLwPg0Ppyl Aufruf für Berlin: https://t.co/1nABke6jWd
Happening today! 24 January at 18:00 GMT in person and online. Register here to join the 'Human Rights Violations in Iran: The Role of Lawyers' event to mark the Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2024. https://t.co/n6BTauz3ZShttps://t.co/3ax6an2LGg
— Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (@BarHumanRights) January 24, 2024
Rassemblement en soutien à nos consœurs et confrères iraniens pour la journée internationale de l’avocat en danger.
L’occasion de rappeler qu’en Iran comme ailleurs, les avocates et les avocats sont les premiers remparts face à l’illibéralisme et l’arbitraire. #avocatendangerpic.twitter.com/Q7gTv551Rm
A l’occasion de la journée mondiale des avocats en danger, cette année dédiée aux avocats iraniens, le #barreau93 rappelle son soutien indéfectible aux consœurs et confrères menacés, persécutés et/ou incarcérés. pic.twitter.com/GSNRudYsbK
Demonstration des @rav_gs vor der "Botschaft" der Islamischen Republik Iran in Berlin in Solidarität mit den verfolgten Anwält*innen in Iran pic.twitter.com/BOJCoYYCmB
Am int. Tag der verfolgten Rechtsanwälte gedenke ich unseren mutigen Verteidigern in Iran, die immer an der Seite der politischen Gefangenen stehen. Ich erinnere an Amirsalar Davoudi, der seit Jahren für seine Arbeit eingesperrt ist. #InternationalDayofPersecutedLawyerspic.twitter.com/JGQODV43EH
📢 "Reafirmem el nostre compromís i solidaritat amb els companys/es que posen la seva vida i integritat en risc i donem suport als seus esforços en la defensa dels valors fonamentals de justícia, igualtat i DDHH". pic.twitter.com/ufe5meyZFK
January 24 marks the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer. @JURISTnews acknowledges the brave lawyers and law students standing up for the #RuleOfLaw in difficult circumstances around the world.
— Conseil national des barreaux – les avocats (@CNBarreaux) January 24, 2024
امروز ۴ بهمن مصادف با 24 ژانویه«روز جهانی وکلای در معرض خطر» احضاریه شعبه ۱۴ اجرای احکام کیفری،جهت پرداخت جزای نقدی بابت دو اتهام؛افشای اسرار و نشر اکاذیب به #خسروعلیکردی ابلاغ گردید
Commemorated on January 24, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer calls attention to the plight of lawyers, paralegals and other human rights defenders around the world who face persecution, danger and reprisals for defending and advocating for the rights of others.
Today, on the #DayoftheEndangeredLawyer, unite with UN experts, Iranian and international human rights activists, including @hadighaemi, to address the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran and discuss the path towards accountability for violations.
Journée internationale de l'avocat en danger. La Coalition dénonce la persécution systémique croissante des avocats en Iran. Notre communiqué 🔽https://t.co/ZwQVoelBog
🇮🇷 Le RDV de la manifestation de soutien aux #avocats iraniens en danger c'est ici 👇
Coordonnée par @ProtectLawyers, dont le CNB est membre, la journée internationale des avocats en danger permettra, en 2024, de soutenir les avocats victimes de persécutions & des menaces. pic.twitter.com/dVbSd6pyDx
— Conseil national des barreaux – les avocats (@CNBarreaux) January 24, 2024
[AVOCATS EN DANGER🌍] @ProtectLawyers organise la journée internationale de l'avocat en danger pour mettre en lumière les injustices subies. Cette année elle sera dédiée à la situation des avocats en #Iran.
— Conseil national des barreaux – les avocats (@CNBarreaux) January 23, 2024
مرضیه محبی، از وکلای دادگستری، در پیامی به دادبان به مناسبت روز وکلای در معرض خطر می‌گوید: در کشور ایران که دستگاه قضایی عزمی جدی برای اجرای عدالت ندارد و قوانین را زیر پا می‌گذارد، دادخواهی و دفاع وکیل دادگستری از دادخواهان، خود کنشی رهایی‌بخش بر علیه ستمدیدگی است.… pic.twitter.com/WJO2YOHhDO
La Abogacía Española recuerda a los #AbogadosdeAtocha, Luis Javier Benavides, Serafín Holgado, Ángel Rodríguez, Javier Sauquillo y Enrique Valdelvira, quienes murieron por defender los derechos y las libertades de la ciudanía. Siempre en nuestra memoria, compañeros. pic.twitter.com/dngi3nnvHm
El OIAD (@ProtectLawyers) denuncia que el régimen iraní está violando el derecho de la abogacía a desempeñar sus funciones profesionales sin intimidación, obstáculos, acoso ni injerencias indebidas.
📢 Join us in standing up for justice! 🤝 Tomorrow, on *Lawyers in Danger Day*, we'll be at the Iranian Embassy in London to support Iranian lawyers whose rights have been violated. 🕑 Meet us at 12:00 at Rex House or 14:00 at 16 Princes Gate. Let's make a difference together!… pic.twitter.com/qO3dkSLajy
امسال در حالی ۲۴ ژانویه روز جهانی #وکلای_در_معرض_خطر سپری می‌شود که تعدادی از وکلاء به علت ایفای وظایف حرفه‌ای خود در زندان ه‍ستند، برخی پرونده باز دارند، پروانه وکالت بعض دیگر معلق شده و شماری مجبور به ترک وطن شده‌اند. pic.twitter.com/2yBYzO8cXg
"The legal profession and its free exercise are an essential element of the rule of law, the protection of human rights and the functioning of an independent judicial system" #DayoftheEndangeredLawyerhttps://t.co/u1B3MxHQd5
یادی کنیم از وکلایی که فقط به دلیل دفاع از موکلین خود به اتهام‌های واهی به زندان محکوم شدند. در این بین مسئولیت کانونهای وکلا چیست؟ در خوزستان من و خانم زیلابی همچنان پرونده‌های مفتوح داریم.#روز_جهانی_وکلای_در_معرض_خطر#وکیل_مستقلhttps://t.co/MoP3XWafZB
2024 yılında İranlı meslektaşlarımıza odaklanan 24 Ocak Tehlikedeki Avukatlar Günü için gerçekleştireceğimiz basın açıklamasına tüm üye ve meslektaşlarımız davetlidir.
Le Barreau de Meaux et l’ensemble des Barreaux d’Ile-de-France se mobilisent pour la journée mondiale de l’avocat en danger, le 24 janvier prochain, cette année pour les avocats iraniens persécutés. pic.twitter.com/3PnOuuHIQ5
Wenn der Rechtsstaat in Gefahr ist, kann es gefährlich sein, ihn zu verteidigen. Ein „falsches“ Mandat kostet Anwält:innen weltweit viel zu oft ihre Zulassung, ihre Freiheit oder gar ihr Leben.
Today marks the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, highlighting the global struggles of legal professionals against harassment and persecution. This year, the focus is on challenges in Iran. Let's stand in solidarity 👉 https://t.co/nwEgyBuC1Y#DayoftheEndangeredLawyer
Chaque 24 janvier, cette journée met en lumière les menaces auxquelles sont confrontés de nombreux avocats dans le monde. En 2024, attirons l'attention sur la situation désastreuse des avocats en Iran. Pour en savoir plus : https://t.co/k0NPbWoLOh
📢 Rejoignez-nous ce 24 Janvier, Journée de l'Avocat en Danger, à 13h devant l'ambassade d'Iran à Bruxelles. Soutenons nos confrères iraniens et leur combat pour la justice et les droits de l'homme. #JournéeDeLAvocatEnDanger#DroitEtJusticehttps://t.co/JFf9Ha6uG3
A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des Avocats en danger, le barreau de #DOUAI s’associe à @ProtectLawyers et soutient particulièrement cette année les avocats iraniens qui subissent des persécutions et des menaces dans le cadre de leur exercice. pic.twitter.com/a1v1ZJHNbh
24 janvier = Journée internationale de l'avocat en danger. Le combat commence ici et maintenant: être avocat pleinement, être citoyen pleinement, défendre les procédures et les droits, être compétent, vigilant, c'est soutenir, c'est entretenir l'espoir, la démocratie, l'humanité. pic.twitter.com/CelH7cwyej
— Avocats du Barreau d'Amiens 🇺🇦 (@avocatsamiens) January 24, 2024
[1/4]🌏Aujourd'hui, 24 janvier, #Journéemondialedelavocatendanger dédiée à l'#Iran, l'OIAD exhorte les autorités iraniennes à cesser tout harcèlement à l’encontre des avocats et à assurer leur protection.
24 Ocak Tehlikedeki Avukatlar Günü bu yıl İranlı meslektaşlarımıza atfedildi. İran Konsolosluğu önünde yapacağımız basın açıklamasına tüm üye ve meslektaşlarımızı çağırıyoruz.
خسرو علی‌کردی وکیل خانواده های دادخواد، در اعتراض به تعلیق پروانه وکالت خود و ممنوع الکاری به مدت دو سال مقابل کانون وکلای خراسان دست به تحصن مسالمت آمیز زد. او این اقدام را برای روز ۲۴ ژانویه که از سوی منابع حقوق بشری به عنوان روز جهانی وکلای در معرض خطر نامیده شده انجام داد و… pic.twitter.com/uiLMgX5S4E
#URGENT The latest status of political prisoner Mohammad Ali Najafi. According to the Iranian Human Rights Society, in recent days, political prisoner Mohammad Ali Najafi is under physical & mental pressure due to the lack of medical treatment in prison. https://t.co/p7d8JGBI8y
#URGENT Mohammad Ghobadlo to be executed tomorrow Illegal action by the judiciary in Tehran! Mohammad Qabadlou's death sentence will be carried out tomorrow, January 23, 2024 The General Prosecutor's Office of Tehran Province, in a highly unusual and illegal move, in… pic.twitter.com/pRNaQNnwzu
📽️@Hdaparis, membre du @CNBarreaux, s'exprime sur la situation de nos confrères #iraniens dans le cadre de la Journée mondiale de l'avocat en danger 2024.
Le Barreau de Meaux et l’ensemble des Barreaux d’Ile-de-France se mobilisent pour la journée mondiale de l’avocat en danger, le 24 janvier prochain, cette année pour les avocats iraniens persécutés. pic.twitter.com/3PnOuuHIQ5
[AVOCATS EN DANGER🌍] @ProtectLawyers organise la journée internationale de l'avocat en danger pour mettre en lumière les injustices subies. Cette année elle sera dédiée à la situation des avocats en #Iran.
— Conseil national des barreaux – les avocats (@CNBarreaux) January 23, 2024
Please attend this critical webinar on The International Day of the Endangered Lawyer. This year focusing on Iran. Wednesday 24 January 12:00-13:30 Eastern time
Fears are growing for the health of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh following fresh details of the violent circumstances of her arrest and current physical condition.
Sotoudeh was among several women who were arrested at the funeral in Tehran on Sunday of teenager Armita Geravand, who died after allegedly being assaulted as they arrested her for not wearing Iran’s obligatory veil.
Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan has revealed that a group of some 50 police and security personnel charged at the mourners gathered at the funeral, beating some and dragging others across gravestones as they were arrested.
Following a subsequent prison visit, Khandan reported that Sotoudeh had said that she was covered in bruises, that the back of her head remained swollen, and that she was experiencing a prolonged headache.
New York-based freedom of expression champion PEN called on the Iranian authorities to transfer Sotoudeh access to hospital withou delay.
“Sotoudeh suffers from a pre-existing heart condition, the result of previous prison hunger strikes, and must be transferred immediately from Qarchak, where health services are rudimentary, unsanitary, and there is no specialist doctor, to a specialized care facility,” the body said in a statement released on Thursday.
In the same statement, PEN also noted the plight of recent Noble Laureate Narges Mohammadi who has been denied access to her lawyer and medical care for a heart condition because she refused to wear the veil to leave the women’s section of the jail.
🇮🇷 The OIAD joins 35 organisations in calling for an intervention on behalf of Nasrin Sotoudeh.https://t.co/bU8MPYfgYC
— Observatoire international des avocats en danger (@ProtectLawyers) November 2, 2023
🇮🇷 L'OIAD se joint à 35 organisations pour demander une intervention en faveur de Nasrin Sotoudeh.https://t.co/4dakf4rveF
— Observatoire international des avocats en danger (@ProtectLawyers) November 2, 2023
📢Several lawyers’ & civil society organisations including the CCBE urge authorities to take concrete and urgent to free Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of CCBE 2019 Human Rights Award: https://t.co/t2bo8wMjubpic.twitter.com/oxeOCVsKHl
📢Plusieurs organisations d'avocats et de la société civile, dont le CCBE, exhortent les autorités à prendre des mesures concrètes et urgentes pour libérer Nasrin Sotoudeh, lauréate du Prix des droits humains 2019 du CCBE : https://t.co/t2bo8wMjubpic.twitter.com/iY02gxiLVn
#Iran Si mobilita anche la Camera Penale degli Iblei in una azione di sensibilizzazione rivolta alla società civile e avvocati penalisti, per chiedere la liberazione dell’avvocata iraniana #NasrinSotoudeh e altre 15 donne arrestate con lei @amnestyitaliahttps://t.co/UREs4Sy9tv
— Özgürlük için Hukukçular Derneği (@ohdgenelmerkez) November 2, 2023
"The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally free Nasrin Sotoudeh, drop all charges against her and stop persecuting her for her efforts to protect…women." Full statement joined by the City Bar: https://t.co/kKt1FnQJDv More information: https://t.co/uOUGU8NJiu
The United States calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and others arrested and beaten while attending the funeral for 16-year-old Armita Geravand. https://t.co/HJQ4fYemmW
We have great concern about the health and safety of human rights lawyer, writer, and 2011 PEN/#FreedomToWrite Award honoree Nasrin Sotoudeh, who sustained severe injuries during her re-arrest at Armita Geravand’s funeral in Tehran on Oct. 29. #FreeNasrinhttps://t.co/476GrkzDam
La Fundación Abogacía reclama la inmediata liberación de la abogada iraní Nasrin Sotoudeh, que ha sido detenida y golpeada duramente cuando asistía al funeral de Armita Garavand, fallecida tras su detención por no llevar pañuelo en la cabeza.https://t.co/3DMfRvAuLc
The organization Defend Lawyers issued a statement supporting 2023 Brown Democracy Medal recpient Nasrin Sotoudeh and condemning violations of fundamental rights and freedoms and support human rights defenders. #FreeNasrinhttps://t.co/N8dc6aKDpb
— Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy (@McCourtneyInst) November 1, 2023
IOPHR urgently calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the prominent human rights lawyer, #NasrinSotoudeh and all Iranian political detainees held by the Islamic Republic.
Numerous bar associations and lawyers' rights groups have called for the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer who is being arbitrarily detained.
If you are affiliated with a Bar Association not mentioned here, or are a lawyer, we urge you to issue your own… pic.twitter.com/KbMPs5N4xp
Please call for the freedom of Iranian political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi, human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and journalists Elahe Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamedi.
Silence by the EU at this time is green-lighting state violence and repression. https://t.co/nd8un3wxhu
Armita Geravand should be alive today, and Nasrin Sotoudeh should be free. Iran’s leadership should do the right thing: release Nasrin immediately and cease its violence against the women and girls of Iran. https://t.co/7YByQA9iLo
— Office of the Special Envoy for Iran (@USEnvoyIran) November 2, 2023
Arrêté en Mauritanie, Juan Branco, qui était recherché au Sénégal, a été écroué à Dakar. Le juge l’a inculpé notamment pour « attentat » et « complot ».
L’avocat franco-espagnol Juan Branco, recherché au Sénégal, a été arrêté en Mauritanie voisine. Il a été inculpé et incarcéré à Dakar dimanche matin, comme indiqué par des avocats. Lors de son arrestation, Me Branco a décidé de refuser de boire et de s’alimenter, et il a choisi de garder le silence, refusant toute assistance, y compris devant le juge qui l’a inculpé et a ordonné son incarcération. Me Ciré Clédor Ly, qui attendait son arrivée à Dakar avec un autre avocat après son transfert de Mauritanie, a relayé cette information par un message transmis à l’Agence France-Presse.
Le juge l’a inculpé pour attentat, complot, diffusion de fausses nouvelles et actes et manœuvres de nature à compromettre la sécurité publique ou à occasionner des troubles politiques graves, ont dit Me Ciré Clédor Ly ainsi que les avocats parisiens de Me Branco.
Les actes d’attentat sont passibles de peines pouvant aller jusqu’à la réclusion à perpétuité, a ajouté Me Ciré Clédor Ly. Juan Branco a été mis en détention dans une prison du centre de Dakar, a-t-il précisé.
« Ces chefs d’inculpation trahissent la véritable nature de cette procédure, qui n’a pour autre but que de faire cesser les combats judiciaires de Juan Branco », ont dit ses avocats français. Ils ont annoncé la saisine immédiate du groupe de travail de l’ONU sur la détention arbitraire contre « cette procédure gravement attentatoire aux libertés individuelles ». Me Branco s’est fait un nom au Sénégal en prenant part à la défense d’Ousmane Sonko, opposant engagé depuis 2021 dans un bras de fer avec le pouvoir et la justice qui a donné lieu à plusieurs épisodes de violences meurtrières.
Avec @vincent_niore, nous rappelons le caractère sacré des droits de la #Défense. Aucun avocat ne doit être entravé dans sa mission, où qu’il soit et quel qu’il soit. La situation de notre confrère, Juan Branco, incarcéré au Sénégal nous préoccupe. Nous agissons activement pour…
SENEGAL – 4 aout 2023 Babacar Ndiaye arrêté dans les locaux de la gendarmerie de Colobane, où il se trouvait pour exercer ses fonctions d’avocat. Véhémente protestation du Conseil de l’Ordre des Avocats du Sénégal qui dénonce une violation des règles définies par la loi #Senegalpic.twitter.com/MTHwSQudfQ
The General Council of Spanish Lawyers has requested the Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, to issue a written complaint to Morocco for expel two lawyers from Western Sahara, «without there being any kind of cause that justifies it». The Spanish lawyers Inés Miranda and Lola Travieso, from the International Association of Jurists for Western Sahara, have denounced their expulsion this Saturday from Laayoune where they were going to carry out a mission to verify the situation of human rights in this territory. In this way, the Lawyers urge Sánchez to show her disagreement with this expulsion that she considers “irregular and unjustified.”
The jurists Inés Miranda and Lola Travieso were traveling on a flight from the Canary Islands to El Aaiún on an observation mission endorsed by the Spanish Lawyers themselves. Upon reaching Saharawi soil, the Moroccan forces have denied them the right to leave the plane. A situation that the Spanish Foreign Lawy has already reported through a letter in which considers that the Ministry should formulate a written complaint before the Moroccan authorities for preventing the access of the two lawyers.
“The Moroccan forces have forcibly prevented us from getting off the plane. I have only been able to go down three steps and we had to go back. We were going to meet with different human rights bodies and with the relatives of Saharawi political prisoners,” Inés Miranda told Agencia Efe.
Both lawyers confirm that reported on their trip to the Presidency of the Government; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and different Spanish instances. Now, they have warned the competent authorities that, as jurists, they are going to file a complaint and “demand that the Spanish government pronounce on Morocco’s attitude towards human rights observers” in Western Sahara.
The two lawyers have identified themselves as members of the International Association of Jurists for Western Sahara and have shown the Moroccan gendarmes their letters of introduction, but “they have not received any other response,” says Miranda, “other than the immediate expulsion from the Saharan territory.”
The Legal Profession, which has reiterated its support for the work of this association of jurists, whose mission was to “denounce the violation of human rights” in the former Spanish colony, has considered that the department of José Manuel Albares should formulate a written complaint to Morocco for preventing them from entering.
— El Periódico de España (@ElPeriodico_Esp) June 3, 2023
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Las abogadas Inés Miranda y Lola Travieso han sido retenidas y vejadas por las fuerzas de ocupación marroquí en el Sáhara Occidental. Viajaban al territorio en una misión técnico jurídica avalada por la @Abogacia_es. En breve, más información en… pic.twitter.com/5LYgTcwlfH
Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who has been called “Iran’s Nelson Mandela” will receive the 2023 Brown Democracy Medal from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, marking the award’s 10th year.
Sotoudeh has dedicated her legal career to representing opposition activists in Iran, minors facing unfair sentences and women who protested Iran’s mandatory hijab law. Her clients have included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and pro-democracy activist Heshmat Tabarzadi.
Because of this work, Sotoudeh has been repeatedly imprisoned by the Iranian government for crimes against the state. She served one sentence from 2010-13 and was sentenced again in 2018 to 38 years and six months in prison and 148 lashes.
“I am deeply touched by the love and kindness that’s behind the Brown Democracy Medal,” Sotoudeh said. “Those of us who are working for democracy in Iran are not doing anything that’s particularly exceptional or distinguished. What is exceptional are the obstacles we’re confronting in Iran.”
Sotoudeh is also a longtime opponent of the death penalty. She co-founded the organization Campaign for Step By Step Abolition of the Death Penalty in 2013 to advocate for legislation that would abolish capital punishment in Iran. In 2022, she received the Robert Badinter Award at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty.
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Sotoudeh will not be able to travel to University Park to receive the Brown Medal. Filmmakers Jeff Kaufman and Marcia S. Ross, who made the 2020 documentary “Nasrin,” will accept the award on her behalf at the medal ceremony on Oct. 26.
Kaufman and Ross have known Sotoudeh since 2016 and said they will be honored to share her story with the Penn State community at the award ceremony. In 2021, Kaufman wrote that Sotoudeh reminds him of a young John Lewis leading a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
“Nasrin is a courageous supporter of religious and ethnic minorities,” Kaufman said. “This is a key element that made me want to do the documentary, and it’s one of the reasons she is a great role model for America.”
As part of receiving the Brown Medal, Sotoudeh will write a book about her work and the connection between human rights and democracy that will be published this fall by Cornell University Press.
Established in 2014, the Brown Democracy Medal is funded by Larry and Lynne Brown to recognize new and innovative scholarship or practice in democracy. Both are Penn State alumni, and Larry is chair of the McCourtney Institute’s Board of Visitors.
The award’s previous recipients include the States United Democracy Center, Desmond Meade, executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, and Srdja Popovic, founder of the Center for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies.
We are thrilled to announce that Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and human rights activist in Iran, will receive the 2023 Brown Democracy Medal. Nasrin is an inspiration to everyone working in support of democracy around the world. https://t.co/29Qu6gvUZLpic.twitter.com/tMVIhKS9VT
— Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy (@McCourtneyInst) March 16, 2023
— Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy (@McCourtneyInst) April 27, 2023
Portrait of Courage: Human rights lawyer Mohammad Najafi flashes a victory sign before returning to the Central Prison in Arak.
Prior to this he paid respects at the grave of slain 19-year-old protester Mehrshad Shahidinejad in the city of Arak, Arak province.#محمد_نجفیpic.twitter.com/KvEOjW8iu5
Before going back to prison, human rights lawyer Mohammad Najafi says his wife was crying for him while he was crying because he got a call from the dad of a child who was shot dead amid protests, Kian Pirfalak.
destabilizing the countries of the region. @🔸Mohammed Seifzadeh, a lawyer, released a video and announced that a court hearing on the charges against him will be held on April 29, but he does not recognize this court. The vice president of the Human Rights Defenders (5/18)
— Vahid Online English (Beta) (@VahidOnlineEng) April 26, 2023
Récemment désigné par le leader du Pastef Ousmane Sonko, l’avocat franco-espagnol Juan Branco, qui devait venir au Sénégal pour plaider pour son client, vient d’être refoulé.
Désigné dans le cadre du procès opposant Ousmane Sonko au ministre du Tourisme Mame Mbaye Niang, Juan Branco va devoir illico presto rentrer en France, selon l’un des responsables du parti Pastef. « Information confirmée : Juan Branco, avocat de Sonko refoulé ! », confirme Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
L’avocat a même confirmé l’information sur son compte Twitter. « Juan arrêté à son arrivée à Dakar », déclare-t-il.
"Le petit marquis qui reste dans son palais sans avoir tué une mouche ni frappé qui que ce soit, est générateur de violence. C’est lui qui faut contraindre. M.Dussopt n’a pas l’air violent, mais lui et les autres produisent de façon massive de la violence"https://t.co/zPadikvyAN
🇨🇵 Juan Branco dénonce son arrestation à l'aéroport par « 7 hommes armés »
L’avocat français de Ousmane Sonko, Juan Branco a été expulsé du Sénégal juste à son arrivée à l’aéroport international Blaise Dia… Voir la suite sur Netcomsn https://t.co/EGgF8WCLqWpic.twitter.com/A7OBlzTkMz
🛑 Communiqué des membres du collectif des Avocats de monsieur Ousmane SONKO
Dans la nuit du 29 au 30 mars 2023, nous avons appris que notre confrère Juan BRANCO, avocat au barreau de Paris, arrivé à l’Aéroport Blaise Diagne au Sénégal, par vol de Royal Air Maroc, a été empêché… pic.twitter.com/bzaIfXSqWg
Today at @icam_es, together with @UPFiscales and @14lawyersOrg, I had the honour of welcoming these brave women Prosecutors and pay tribute to their courage. I sincerely hope the Spanish Presidency of the EU will unblock the asylum requests of all Afghan jurists in need. https://t.co/S5ZxpvPV4s
https://t.co/5BUHHOZrp0 La vergonzante realidad del papel del @MAECgob respecto a las juezas, fiscales y abogadas defensoras ddhh afganas. Mientras @jmalbares inagurando cumbres y dando premios a activistas afganas. En fin.
after the #Taliban takeover, we @UCILaw launched a human rights project dedicated to #Afghanistan. community support helped us bring a brilliant Afghan lawyer who leads our work. –> to help us continue and support our colleague, please give and share! https://t.co/ljtwKINke2
Nuestro sentido homenaje a las víctimas del atentado de la ultraderecha contra los abogados laboralistas q tuvo lugar el 24/01/1977. Mataron a cuatro abogados, a un estudiante de derecho, a un administrativo e hirieron gravemente a tres abogados y una abogada. #Democraciapic.twitter.com/He8JOMIjOo
IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers 