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… asks Parliament to respect independence of judiciary The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has, in a strongly worded statement, condemned a move by the Parliament to summon Supreme Court judges before the Committee on Ethics and Privileges over the issuance of an interim order to Secretary to the Treasury Mahinda Siriwardena and Attorney […]

The International Bar Association (IBA) is profoundly concerned with the proposed reforms to the legal system in Israel, which would seriously undermine the independence of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and dismantle legal checks on executive power. Israel has been recognised as a substantial upholder of the Rule of Law with a senior judiciary which is much admired globally. These changes will wholly undermine that proud position.

The police in Pakistan have used abusive measures in the escalating confrontation between police and Imran Khan’s supporters.

Mozambican authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the police use of teargas on the funeral procession of a famous rap star on March 14, 2023, in Maputo, Human Rights Watch said today. Edson da Luz, known as “Azagaia,” who died on March 9 from complications of a sudden illness, was known for his criticism of the government. Azagaia’s death was marked across Portuguese-speaking countries, with vigils in Angola, Mozambique, and Portugal.

Tunisian authorities should immediately reinstate judges and prosecutors President Kais Saied arbitrarily dismissed as part of what he called an anti-corruption campaign, and reverse all measures taken to crush judicial independence.

Iranian security forces using unlawful lethal force, killed and wounded several dozen protesters in Zahedan on September 30, 2022, killing the most people during the protests on a day being called “Bloody Friday.”

Iranian security forces used excessive and unlawful lethal force against protesters in Kurdistan’s capital, Sanandaj, in October and November 2022.

Lawyers like to claim that theirs is a vocation without females. Like their male counterparts, female lawyers have not been spared.

Around 50 global civil society groups have signed a statement urging the Chinese government to respect the rights to privacy and to freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression of those who had been protesting against the harsh lockdown measures over the past weeks.

Lawyers like to claim that theirs is a vocation without females. Like their male counterparts, female lawyers have not been spared.