Due to the intensification of attacks on judges and prosecutors belonging to the Association of Polish Independent Prosecutors, Lex Super Omnia, we held a discussion on their current situation on 26 September 2019.
Topics
- Arbitrary detention
- Mass detention
- Freedom of speech
- Civil liberties
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of religion
- Rule of law
- Torture
- Hate speech and hate crime
- Interpol
- Extradition
- Legal assistance
- Prisoners' rights
- Political prisoners
- Political refugees
- Internally displaced people
- Expulsions and entry bans
- Fair trial
- Political persecution
- Death penalty
- Punitive psychiatry
- Schengen Information System
- Lustration
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Rights of soldiers and veterans
- Humanitarian aid
- International law
- Magnitsky Act
- Sanctions
- Attacks on activists
- Selective justice
- Judiciary independence
- Persecution of lawyers
- Corruption
- Polish-Ukrainian relations
- Law enforcement and security services
- Enforced disappearances
- War crimes
- Financial exclusion
- privacy rights
- financial rights
- FreedomTech
Countries
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Poland
- Moldova
- Belarus
- Egypt
- Belgium
- Germany
- Italy
- USA
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Spain
- Hungary
- France
- Netherlands
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
- Austria
- US
- Great Britain
- Armenia
- Finland
- Lithuania
- European Union
- Haiti
- Estonia
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Kyrgyzstan
- China
- Australia
- Uzbekistan
- Guatemala
- Canada
- Palestine
Topic: Persecution of lawyers
Hate Speech as a Political Weapon Directed Against Independent Judges and Prosecutors in Poland: side event at OSCE HDIM 2019 in Warsaw
Judges Waldemar Żurek, Piotr Gąciarek and Dariusz Mazur, as well as prosecutor Krzysztof Parchimowicz, will participate in the event hosted by the Open Dialogue Foundation on 26 September, 2019, as part of OSCE’s conference on human rights.
ODF organises two side-events at OSCE HDIM 2019
During the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, ODF will be in Warsaw with a delegation of human rights defenders and activists. The first event will take place on Wednesday 18 at 8:15 in Meeting Room 1.
17 U.S. senators write to Kazakh President on Yerimbetov case
Seventeen US senators wrote a letter of concern to Kazakh President Tokayev calling for the release of political prisoner Iskander Yerimbetov. The July 29 letter is a bipartisan initiative by senators Marco Rubio and Robert Menendez, with other signatories including Bernie Sanders and Tim Kaine.
The Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers presented new report at UN HRC
The Open Dialogue Foundation is proud to have contributed to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers [With functioning LINK], which was presented during the 21st session of the Human Rights Council, in the framework of Item 3.
OKO.press: Siedlecka’s list – Judges of Freedom. 320 names now. A difficult period begins; glory be to these judges
The list of disobedient ‘judges of freedom’ continues to grow. Ewa Siedlecka receives reports about judges of common courts, who, in their judgements, showed courage and chose independence, rather than the ‘peace of mind’. The list of judges subjected to oppression is also growing.
MEPs address HR/VP Mogherini on the case of dismissed judge Malik Kenzhaliyev
Last Tuesday, on February 19th, a group of Members of EP constituted by Ana Gomes, Barbara Lochbihler, Mady Delvaux-Stehres, Tunne Kelam, Elmar Brok, Patricia Lalonde, Brando Benifei and Julie Ward, addressed a letter to Federica Mogherini, concerning the removal of judge from office in Kazakhstan.
“Attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights” – an event at the European Parliament
On 19 February in Brussels, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the EP hosted a hearing on “Attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights”. The event was chaired by MEP A. Panzeri and touched on the pressing issue of the threats to the threats to the legal profession worldwide.
EP discussed “Attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights”
On 19 February in Brussels, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the EP hosted a hearing on “Attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights”. The event was chaired by MEP A. Panzeri and touched on the pressing issue of the threats to the threats to the legal profession worldwide.
Russia: Stop the prosecution of lawyers and human rights defenders
Lev Ponomaryov and Emil Kurbedinov were subjected to shocking cases of administrative arrest for posting on social networks. In this way, the authorities continue to apply the policy of intimidation and punishment of individuals who dare criticise the actions of the regime.
The Iskander Yerimbetov case: The trial of the Kazakhstan regime’s hostage
The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) organised a human rights observer mission to Kazakhstan. A series of meetings with activists, human rights defenders, relatives of political prisoners, and former prisoners who had been subjected to torture, was conducted in the course of the mission.
Statement Concerning the Persecution of Lawyers in Crimea
Statement of the Human Rights Agenda platform concerning the persecution of lawyers who work with politically motivated cases in occupied Crimea.
The Open Dialogue Foundation took part in the 2018 edition of the OSCE HDIM in Warsaw
Between Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 September 2018, the ODF conducted an advocacy mission in Warsaw at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, a forum aimed at providing a platform for dialogue between NGOs and the representatives of OSCE Member States.
Invitation to event: ODF presents “Defence for the Defenders” at the 2018 edition of OSCE HDIM
Within the framework of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2018 in Warsaw, the Open Dialogue Foundation will hold a side event entitled “Defence for the Defenders: lawyers and attorneys under attack for participation in politically motivated cases in the post-Soviet area”.
Civil liberties, political prisoners and lawyers’ rights – ODF at the Italian Senate
Between Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 July, 2018 in Rome a delegation of human rights defenders of the ODF and the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) took part in a series of meetings and seminars with Italian lawmakers, journalists and members of Italian National Forensics Council (CNF).
