Tag: Afghanistan

This year, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer focusses on Afghanistan. As set forth below, the situation confronting Afghan lawyers today is extremely dire. This report first outlines the applicable legal framework, highlighting the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. Next, the report describes the situation of the justice system and the Bar in Afghanistan. It then illustrates the situation of lawyers and legal professionals through profiles of a number of individuals at risk. It also underscores the responsibility of other States regarding the calls for help coming from the Afghan lawyers. Finally, the report makes demands and recommendations in order to improve the situation of Afghan lawyers in Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world.

Read the REPORT:

http://www.aeud.org/report-day-of-the-endangered-lawyer-2023-afghanistan/

As last year, January 24 is the International Day of Endangered Law. This year the Day aims at raising awareness of the situation of lawyers in Aghanistan, after the withdrawal of the US forces and its allies.
Exceptionally this year, our work is extended to the situation of
judges and prosecutors due to the dire situation the legal institution is facing.

This year the report is directed at international actors and States who took part in the US invasion. It obviously makes no sense to address it to the Taliban government.

These acts and communications have already been confirmed:

1.   London, 24 January – Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers,
demonstration
2.     Online seminar by the Law Society of England and Wales and Lawyers for Lawyers, 19 January 2023, register here.
3.     Dublin Ireland, Jan. 24th 10:30am (Irish time) Afghan Judges Speak, organized by the Bar of Ireland, here.
4.      Lille France, Jan. 24, 11am CET, roundtable on Afghanistan and Ukraine organized by the Barreau de Lille, only in person and in French, here.
5.       Lyon France:, Jan. 20th 9am CET, OIAD organizes physical and online conference
6.       Montpellier, France: Jan. 27th 9am to 5pm CET: Montpellier Bar Association, Syndicat des avocats de France, Institut de droits de l’Homme de Montpellier, Ligue des droits de l’homme are organising a physical and online conference, here.
7.      Nantes, France: Jan. 24th 6pm CET, opening of art exhibition, Palais de Justice
8.       *US National Association of Women Judges and International Association of Women Judges*: Jan. 24th 6:15pm CET online session, here.
9.       *The Hague, 24 January 2023, demonstration in front of the Afghan Embassy*
10.   *Brussels, 24 January 2023, 10h00 – 11h30, CCBE, Press conference*
11.   *Brussels*: Jan. 24th 1pm CET event organized by SED (via Facebook), here.
12.   *Berlin* (RAV, RAK Berlin, VDJ, Strafverteidigervereinigungen, ,24 January, demonstration and seminar, here.
13.   *Turkey, 24 January 2023, demonstrations in 6 cities.*
14.- Press Release CCBE – 24th January : International Day of Endangered Lawyers 2023. *To register, please contact our Head of Communication, Karine Métayer, only at the following address*: event@ccbe.eu
15.- Genoa and Venice BAR Associations hold a conference on the 25th January in Genoa.
16.- The BAR of Barcelona will publish the report on its website.

17. *Madrid*, Jan 24 13h30 Demonstration in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Day of the Endangered Lawyer is an initiative started by AED‐EDL in 2010, on behalf of the lawyers of Iran. The date of 24 January was chosen in remembrance of the assassination of 4 trade union lawyers and one employee in Atocha Street of Madrid in 1977 (Massacre of Atocha), during the Spanish transiciòn after the death of the dictator Franco (in 1975).

The countries denounced have been: Iran, Turkey, the Basque country, the Philipines, Colombia, Honduras…

On the 24th of January 2023 our initiative will be dedicated to the plight of Afghan lawyers, especially after the US left the country to the Taliban.