Overview of lawyers supported by L4L
Anwar al-Bunni
Syria Prominent human rights lawyer was released, after serving his sentence of 5 years of imprisonment concerning his activities as a lawyer
Abdolfatah Soltani
Iran Human rights lawyer arrested and convicted because of forming the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC) and taking on politically sensitive cases
Haitham al-Maleh
Syria Elderly lawyer criticises regime in Syria again after his release from jail
Jivad Houtan Kian
Iran Human rights lawyer arrested regarding communication with German journalists and alleged possession of false identity cards.
Maryam Ghanbari
Iran Lawyer defending female rights is since February 2011 detained in notorious Evin prison
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
Iran Co-founder Defender of Human Rights Center (DHRC) serving his prison sentence of 9 years
Mohammad Mostafaei
Iran Lawyer of Sakineh Mohammedi Ashtiani continues his work from Oslo after he fled Iran
Mohammad Olyaeifard
Iran Known criticaster for imposing capital punishment on minors, in spring of 2011 free after one year of prison sentence
Muhammad Mugraby
Lebanon Acquitted human rights defender starts procedure against European Union at the European Court of Justice, based on human rights clause
Nasrin Sotoudeh
Iran Human rights lawyer is serving long sentence for propagating against regime
Mustafa Ismail
Syria Kurdisch lawyer sentenced to 2,5 years in jail, for public performance on television and critical documents on internet
Muhanad al-Hasani
Syria Human rights defender received 3 years of prison sentence but was released early in June 2011. Before this sentence he was already disbarred for life.
Mohammad Seifzadeh
Iran Co-fouder of DHRC sentenced to a prison sentence of 9 years and disqualified from his profession for 10 years
Razan Zeitouneh
Syria During eruption of crisis in Syria Razan Zeitounah had to go into hiding for she feared to be arrested
Radeef Moustafa
Syria Lawyer and President of Kurdisch Committee for Human Rights ran the risk of being disbarred
Shadi Sadr
Iran Defender of female rights sentenced in absentia to a prison term of six years and 74 lashes
Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles
Philippines Military lawyer victim of threats and intimidation for her pro bono work for rebel soldiers
Jobert Pahilga
Philippines Lawyer received death threats in response to controversial cases against landowners and agricultural companies
Kathrina Castillo
Philippines Numerous cases of harassment against youngest human rights lawyer of the Philippines
Felidito Dacut (1954-2005)
Philippines After a long time still no proper investigation by authorities into the murder of human rights lawyer
Remigio ‘Ming’ Saladero
Philippines Union lawyer and chairman of the Pro Labour Legal Assistent Center on the Philippines was multiple times arrested and prosecuted
Concepcion ‘Connie’ Brizuela (1953-2009)
Philippines Lawyer was murdered in brutal way because of elections
Le Thi Cong Nhan
Vietnam Known dissident has been, after serving 3 years of prison sentence, placed under house arrest for the coming 3 years
Le Cong Dinh
Vietnam Representer human rights activists was arrested in his own office. His law license was revoked, and he was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment
Nguyen Van Dai
Vietnam Lawyer and founder of Committee of Human rights was, after serving a four year sentence, placed under house arrest
Somchai Neelapaijit
Thailand Prominent lawyer dissapeared on 12 maart 2004
Teng Biao
China Teng Biao, born in 1973, is a Chinese lawyer and human rights activist. As a lawyer Teng Biao defends activists who stand up for HIV victims and for Tibetan freedom fighters.
Ni Yulan
China Lawyer acting against illegal expropriation of homes severly mistreated and arrested and detained several times
Gao Zhisheng
China Lawyer has been missing for a long time; it is unknown whether he forcedly retired or has been detained again
Chen Guangcheng
China
The blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng spend 4 years in prison for defending women who were forced to have abortions and sterilisations. Since his release in 2010, he is under house arrest. 
Jiang Tianyong
China Lawyer continues taking on politically sensitive cases, despite suspension of his law license, being arrested and house arrest
Asma Jahangir
Pakistan Asma Jahangir is President of the Supreme Court bar Association of Pakistan, and has for ears fought to defend the rights of religious minorities, women and children.
J. C. Weliamuna
Sri Lanka Executive director of the Sri Lankan branch of the anti-corruption organization possibly target of intimidation campaign by government
Harry Pahaniaila
Belarus Lawyers is the Chairman of the Legal Commission of the Belarus Helsinki Committee, that is defending human rights in Belarus already since 1995.
Isakhan Ashurov
Azerbaijan Defender critics on the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev successful at the European Court of Human Rights
Pavel Sapelka
Belarus Lawyer acting for arrested members of opposition and activists, was, together with 4 colleagues, disbarred by the Minsk City Bar
Stanislav Markelov (1974-2009)
Russian Federation Stanislav Markelov was murdered at the age of 34 years because of his work for anti-fascist activists
Alba Cruz Ramos
Mexico Defender of political prisoners and victims of torture indicates that repeating threats seriously impede her work.
Blanca Mesina
Mexico Human rights lawyer fled because of frequently received death threats, because of her defending victims of torture by the police.
Kenia Oliva Cardona
Honduras Lawyer that works for the ‘Comité de Familiares Detenidos Desapericidos en Honduras' was harassed repeatedly
Lawyers Collective José Alvear Restrepo
Colombia CCAJAR defends human rights activists, draws the attention on international level to the human rights situation as currently existing in Colombia, and enlarges the awareness on those rights under lawyers
Arnold Tsunga
Zimbabwe Arnold Tsunga is a former lawyer from Zimbabwe and presently the executive director of the Africa Regional Programme of the International Commission of Jurists in South-Africa.