Country Info
Algeria
Since the Charte pour la Paix et la Reconciliation (2005), adopted by referendum, the impunity for members of the state security forces and those closely ...
Cambodia
Lawyers in Cambodia are mainly suppressed by (threats of) criminal prosecution, detention, etc. Lawyers cannot practice their profession as long as a criminal investigation ...
China
China generally tries to avoid that its citizens are incited to show a critical attitude. In February 2011, China tried to avoid that the Jasmine ...
Colombia
Colombia, a country of about 47 million inhabitants, has a violent history. The civil war, raging since the 1960s between the army, the FARC (and ...
Egypt
In January 2011, the Arab Spring began in Egypt. This eventually led to the departure of President Mubarak in February 2011. Lawyers also participated in ...
Guatemala
Guatemala has 13 million inhabitants and is a democracy. From the 1950s, the country was ravaged by a civil war which ended with a peace ...
Honduras
Honduras has a turbulent political history, alternating between democracy and dictatorship. Democracy was challenged by a coup on 28 June 2009, which ousted elected President ...
Iran
Suppression of lawyers in Iran is closely linked to political developments in the country. After the presidential elections in June 2009, there was a greater ...
Mexico
The situation of lawyers in Mexico (en the clients they represent) is determined largely by the human rights violations that occur in the country, also ...
Morocco
Obstruction of lawyers is especially prevalent in restrictions on freedom of speech. In the past lawyers were prosecuted for criticising the authorities. In addition to ...
Nepal
The passing of the new constitutional law in Nepal is constantly delayed. After the session of the Universal Periodic Review in January 2011, member states ...
Philippines
Since 2006, the international pressure on the Philippine government to address the extrajudicial killings, including those of lawyers, have increased significantly. The reports of various ...
Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev's airtight grip on power has squelched political opposition, curtailed press freedoms and fought brutal wars in the Caucasus. More than ...
Rwanda
Rwandan lawyers with whom L4L is or has been in contact expressed the view that they can freely practise as lawyers in Rwanda in politically ...
Syria
In Syria's there has been a state of emergency since 1963 because of the conflict with Israel over the Golan Heights. For that reason, criminal ...
Thailand
In 2005 the Thai government, in response to unrest in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, issued a decree which gave it power to declare ...
Tunisia
During the late 2010's the Jasmine Revolution ousted President Ben Ali and the feared state police were dismantled. 95% of the lawyers participated in the ...
Zimbabwe
The regime of President Mugabe, now 87 years old, is an important factor in the suppression of lawyers. In the last elections in 2008, he ...