Focus Country of 2023: Mexico Call for Nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award 14 June 2023, Mexico City/Mexico In 2021, a group of lawyers and lawyers’ organisations came together to establish an annual International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) to be observed every year on 14 June. This initiative is supported by more than 100 legal […]
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Lawyers in Danger in Honduras
Read the report on Honduras here
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2016
Journée de l’avocat en danger 2016 – Mobilisons-nous en faveur des avocats de Honduras !
Depuis le coup d’état de 2009, les violations graves des droits de l’homme, commises à grande échelle, ont fortement affecté la population du Honduras. L’absence de réaction de l’Etat à la hauteur de la gravité de la situation est largement dénoncée par les organes des Nations-Unies et la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l’homme. Les […]
ADVOCACY IN HONDURAS: A COMPLEX ROAD
Lawyer Jose Luis Valladares Guifarro Spanish version I come from a small and wonderful country numbed by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Honduras is an ancient land, the cradle of one of the most prominent before the discovery of America astronomical centers : the Mayan city of Copan and likewise one of the most […]
Lawyers in Honduras
In Honduras, the practice of law has become a high-risk profession for those who practice it. They risk assassination, abductions and threats to their families. Since the 2009 coup d’état there have been human rights violations that have gravely affected the Honduran population, their effects and repercussions have continued, persisted, and made the situation of […]