The Law Society expressed concern regarding the safety of human rights lawyer Ali Hussain Aboud who was arrested on 7 May 2014. Mr Aboud has been held in incommunicado detention without charge since his arrest and has not had any access to his family or lawyer.
The Law Society is deeply concerned by the murder of human rights lawyer Samirah Saleh Al-Naimi who was shot dead by masked men – believed to be members of ISIS – on 22 September 2014 in central Mosul.
On 22 January 2020, the Law Society marked the Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2020 by organising a series of activities to raise awareness about the situation of lawyers at risk in Pakistan, which included a panel seminar with the participation of renowned lawyer Saif ul-Malook and author and academic ...
The Law Society and Lawyers for Lawyers have written to the Chinese authorities to express grave concerns that actions were taken against several Chinese human rights lawyers in December 2019 and January 2020 that could be construed as harassment. It has been alleged that this harassment is connected to a ...
