Patrick Henry

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ancien président @avocats.be, ancien président @Asf
India: Noida workers strike: 8 activists including 2 lawyers jailed, 4 of them released later

13/04/26  Eight labour activists, including three women, were reportedly taken into custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday, April 11. Civil society groups have claimed that the detent…

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Rule of Law Under Strain in Eswatini: A Submission on Judicial Independence and Civic Space

13/04/26 On April 10, 2026, the ICJ filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, in preparation for the review of the human rights si…

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#Haïti Ronel Telsyde, bâtonnier de Cap-Haïtien, gravement blessé à la suite d'une tentative d'assassinat https://haitiantimes.com/2026/04/14/bar-association-president-shot-in-cap-haitien-allegedly-for-opposing-land-grabs/
Bar association president shot in Cap-Haïtien, allegedly for opposing land grabs

Ronel Telsyde, the head of Cap-Haïtien’s bar association, was shot in the arm near his home over land deals he opposes, a friend says.

The Haitian Times
#Inde #CCBE attire l'attention du Gouvernement sur les nombreuses attaques dirigées contre les avocats et demande des mesures de protection https://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/speciality_distribution/public/documents/HUMAN_RIGHTS_LETTERS/India_-_Inde/2026/EN_HRL_20260413_India_Attacks-and-threats-against-lawyers-in-India.pdf
#Turquie L'avocat Yunus Özayar agressé alors qu'il demandait à consulter un dossier dans un commissariat. Le barreau d'Istamboul s'insurge et demande la suspension des agents concernés https://bianet.org/haber/istanbul-bar-says-lawyer-assaulted-at-police-station-318658
İstanbul Bar says lawyer assaulted at police station

İstanbul Bar says lawyer assaulted at police station

Bianet
#Chine Libération de l'avocat Yu Wenshen après 3 années de prison pour "subversion du pouvoir de l'Etat". Comment la Chine musèle les avocats https://impactpolicies.org/news/877/chinas-crackdown-on-rights-lawyers-threatens-global-advocacy-efforts-post-eu-snub
#Tunisie L'avocate Sonia Dahmani est libre mais toujours condamnée à 18 mois d eprison. #CPJ demande l'annulation de sa condamnation https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-condemns-18-month-sentence-against-tunisian-commentator-sonia-dahmani/
CPJ condemns 18-month sentence against Tunisian commentator Sonia Dahmani - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to repeal the April 13 appeals court decision to uphold the conviction of Tunisian political commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani while reducing her sentence to 18 months in prison. Dahmani is currently free, but she risks being arrested at any moment, her...

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#Syrie Arrestation d'un avocat chrétien à un checkpoint proche de la frontière avec le Liban https://defendlawyers.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/syria-at-security-checkpoint-government-forces-arrest-lawyer-in-homs/
Syria: At security checkpoint government forces arrest lawyer in Homs

09/04/26 Members at a checkpoint of the caretaker government in Homs province arrested a lawyer from the Christian community, while he was near Syria-Lebanon border, following a private phone chat,…

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