Afro-Colombians fight biodiesel producers - PBI-accompanied organisation in the newsPBI-accompanied organisation, the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission, quoted in this BBC report.  Nepal: '258 Dark Days' - Jitman Basnet videoLawyer, journalist and Secretary General of the Nepalese 'Lawyers’ Forum for Human Rights' (LAFUR), Basnet was arrested by the Nepalese army and arbitrarily detained for nine months after exposing human rights violations...[more]  Lawyers’ event a success despite visa disappointmentQCs, judges and members of both Houses of Parliament were among the capacity audience at the Law Society Council chamber last week, for Peace Brigades International’s invitation-only event Persecution of Human Rights Defenders.[more]  Outcry at lawyer banFormer Lord Justice Sir Henry Brooke and other legal figures have expressed outrage at the UK’s decision to refuse entry to a Nepalese human rights lawyer on a European speaking tour.
News release: Threatened lawyers in UK to speak of dangers of seeking justice at homeOn Monday 24th November at The Law Society, London, two human rights lawyers from Nepal and Colombia will address UK lawyers on the difficulties of upholding Rule of Law and ensuring access to justice in countries where impunity...[more] PBI Lawyer wins Law Society Solicitor of the Year Award"Trail blazing" Saimo Chahal is a member of PBI's Lawyers' Advisory Committee. Read more here... Indonesia ratifies ASEAN human rights charterJAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday ratified the Southeast Asian charter committing ASEAN member nations to promote democracy and human rights, clearing the way for its formal adoption before year's end. |
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