IADL supports legal actions for accountability for human rights violators in the Philippines
IADL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGAL COUNTERMEASURES AND OTHER ACTIONS TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE VIOLATORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Whereas, the human rights situation in the...
IADL urges strong international action to stop Israeli annexation of Palestinian land
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers sent the following letter to all embassies of United Nations member states in New York, in response to...
IADL and NLG file amicus brief in Donziger case, highlighting corporate impunity and human...
An amicus brief was filed today by the National Lawyers Guild and International Association of Democratic Lawyers in the Second Circuit on behalf of...
IADL calls on UK Court to grant bail to Julian Assange, ill and vulnerable...
The following resolution of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers was adopted by the IADL's Council meeting on 28 June 2020:
IADL CALLS ON UK...
26 July: #NoLockdownOnRights Webinar: UN Human Rights Report on the Philippines and Trends amid...
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers is a co-sponsor of this important webinar. It will feature Edre Olalia, Transitional President of the IADL, alongside...
Fact-finding mission releases report on trials of lawyers in Turkey
On 18 June 2020, a fact-finding mission of European lawyers released its report on the trials of lawyers in Turkey, specifically the persecution of...
19 June, Online Event: The Lawyer’s Role: Defending Human Rights in a Time of...
Friday, 19 June
9:00 am (Philippines) - 12 pm
(Thursday, 18 June - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pacific time/9:00 pm - midnight Eastern time; Friday,...
Over 100 international lawyers and lawyers’ associations urge: No to Philippines Anti-Terrorism Bill
Over 100 international lawyers and lawyers' associations issued an open letter to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, and members...
COLAP Statement on the Philippine Anti-Terror Bill
The Anti-Terror Bill in the Philippines Violates Human Rights and Due Process of Law
The Confederation of Lawyers in Asia and the Pacific or COLAP,...
Submit a petition to Turkish courts to free imprisoned lawyers
On 1 June 2020, 365 lawyers from 21 countries addressed petitions in four languages to the Court of Cassation of Turkey, calling for the...