The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (IOL) recently published two statements expressing its concern for Ana Ursachi and Botagoz Jardemalie, both lawyers and human rights defenders, from Moldova and Kazakhstan, respectively.
Topics
- Freedom of speech
- Fair trial
- Corruption
- Civil liberties
- Political persecution
- Polish-Ukrainian relations
- Freedom of assembly
- Death penalty
- Law enforcement and security services
- Freedom of association
- Punitive psychiatry
- Enforced disappearances
- Freedom of religion
- Schengen Information System
- War crimes
- Rule of law
- Lustration
- Financial exclusion
- Torture
- COVID-19 pandemic
- privacy rights
- Hate speech and hate crime
- Rights of soldiers and veterans
- financial rights
- Interpol
- Humanitarian aid
- FreedomTech
- Extradition
- International law
- Legal assistance
- Magnitsky Act
- Prisoners' rights
- Sanctions
- Political prisoners
- Attacks on activists
- Political refugees
- Selective justice
- Arbitrary detention
- Internally displaced people
- Judiciary independence
- Mass detention
- Expulsions and entry bans
- Persecution of lawyers
Countries
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Poland
- Moldova
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Australia
- Egypt
- Sweden
- Uzbekistan
- Austria
- Guatemala
- Belgium
- US
- Canada
- Great Britain
- Palestine
- Germany
- Armenia
- Italy
- Finland
- USA
- Lithuania
- Switzerland
- European Union
- Czech Republic
- Haiti
- Spain
- Estonia
- Hungary
- France
- Turkey
- Netherlands
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Ireland
- China
Country: Moldova
ODF side-event on Persecution of Lawyers at the UN 38th Human Rights Council in Geneva
The ODF and the Italian Federation for Human Rights, with the valued support of the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, are pleased to announce the holding of the third event concerning the persecution of lawyers and international instruments for their protection.
PACE new recommendations: Protecting human rights defenders and the independent work of NGOs
On 24 May 2018, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of PACE adopted two draft resolutions expressing its concern over new legislations and restrictions on NGOs’ activities in member States of the CoE and calling for the need to strengthen the important role of human rights defenders.
Political situation and human rights in Kazakhstan and Moldova – ODF at the Bundestag
Between 17th and 18th of May representatives of the Open Dialogue Foundation held a series of meetings with German politicians in the Bundestag.
The ODF discussed political situation and human rights in Kazakhstan and Moldova at the Bundestag
Between 17th and 18th of May representatives of the Open Dialogue Foundation held a series of meetings with German politicians in the Bundestag.
Report: The authorities of Moldova roll back the democratisation process and fail to fulfill their obligations to the EU
Year in and year out, Moldova cannot shake off the shackles of corruption, oligarchy, and selective justice. International partners expressed their readiness to render assistance to the country in carrying out the necessary reforms, but they have faced sabotage and inactivity
MEPs decry attacks against independent lawyers, activists and judges in Moldova
On April 9, 2018, MEPs – Jaromír Štětina, Julie Ward, Tomáš Zdechovský – addressed the Ministry of Justice and General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Moldova with regard to the attacks currently being organised against independent lawyers, pro-reform activists, and judges in the country.
Moldova: In violation of the right to defence, court issued an order to arrest counsel Ana Ursachi
A Moldovan court has sanctioned the arrest of counsel Ana Ursachi. The court session was carried out in the absence of her defenders. The authorities engaged a public defender in the judicial process, which can be regarded as a way to legalise the court decision
Delegation of defenders from the ODF attends 37th Human Rights Council in support of harassed lawyers
Between 1 and 2 March, 2018, a delegation of defenders from the Open Dialogue Foundation met in Geneva on the occasion of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
The Chair of the OSCE PA General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions addresses the authorities of Kazakhstan and Moldova
Mr Josè Ignacio Sanchez Amor, Chair of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, signed two letters on Friday 23 February 2018, one addressed to the President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nazarbayev
Persecution of lawyers: individual cases presented at EP and at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting
In February 2018, two events on the topic of the persecution of lawyers were held at the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels (Tuesday, 20 February 2018) and at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting in Vienna (Friday, 23 February 2018)
Programme OSCE PA Side-event on protection of Lawyers
Persecution of lawyers: selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan
Event at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting: “Persecution of lawyers: Selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan”
The Open Dialogue Foundation is glad to invite you to an event on the topic of the persecution and protection of lawyers, which will be held on Friday 23 February 2018, from 12:30 to 14:00, room 531 at the premises of the Hofburg Congress Centre, Vienna.
Event at the EP: “Persecution of lawyers: Selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan”
The Open Dialogue Foundation is glad to invite you to an event on the topic of the persecution and protection of lawyers, which will be held on Tuesday 20 February 2018, from 15:30 to 17:00, room: A5G305; at the premises of the European Parliament – Brussels.
Members of the PACE launch a motion for resolution on the preservation of civil liberties in Poland, Moldova and Ukraine
During the last PACE Winter session, on 26 January 2018, twenty-nine members signed a motion for resolution to call for the strengthening of efforts aimed at promoting and protecting the rule of law and the respect of civil liberties in Poland, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.
