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human rights lawyers

December 11, 2018

Lawyers on frontline of human rights struggle, says Law Society

Lawyers must never be persecuted for defending human rights, says the Law Society of England and Wales.
October 27, 2018

Environmentalists in Iran could face death penalty

Iranian authorities have issued indictments against eight detained environmental activists that could lead to the death penalty.
November 22, 2017

Two-year prison sentence for prominent Chinese human rights lawyer

Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, saying his two year jail sentence is utterly unjust
August 27, 2015

Liberty Human Rights Awards 2015 shortlist announced

Nominees for the Liberty Human Rights Awards announced this week include ground-breaking activists, fearless young campaigners, lawyers and artists.
July 31, 2015

UN and UK experts call on Pakistan to halt all executions

A group of UN experts and a leading UK legal body have called on Pakistan’s government to halt all planned executions.
July 13, 2015

Chinese authorities target human rights lawyers in nationwide crackdown

Amnesty International hascalled on the Chinese authorities to end their assault on human rights lawyers, following a nationwide crackdown.

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