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Doing legal business in Kazakhstan15 Oct 2020
Doing legal business in Kyrgyzstan15 Oct 2020
Doing legal business in Russia16 Oct 2020
Doing legal business in Uzbekistan16 Oct 2020
English Law Day16 Sep 2020
How to become a solicitor: a guide for international lawyers and overseas students28 May 2021

Human rights defender strategy for the UK government10 Feb 2021

Intervention tracker21 Jan 2021

Revocation of five Belarusian lawyers' licences to practise

We have written to the authorities in Belarus with our concerns about the revocation of the licenses to practise law of five Belarus lawyers who have been providing legal services to, among others, detained protestors and political opponents of the Belarus government.

19 Mar 2021

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Oral statement with L4L on Belarus to UN Human Rights Council

We gave a statement with Lawyers for Lawyers on the situation of lawyers in Belarus to the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

25 Feb 2021

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Apply to speak at English Law Day in Ekaterinburg 2021

Find out how to apply to speak at English Law Day in Ekaterinburg, which we're hosting online in collaboration with the Bar Council from 25 to 26 March 2021.

18 Feb 2021

Rule of law
Intervention letter

Arrest and detention of the lawyer Leanid Sudalenka in Belarus

We wrote to the president of Belarus about the arrest and detention of a lawyer who provided legal advice to those detained, fined and arrested during the post-electoral protests in Homiel in Belarus.

08 Feb 2021

Rule of law
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Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2021 seminar on Azerbaijan

The Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2021 focuses on Azerbaijan. This seminar on 21 January addresses challenges faced by lawyers there in practising their profession.

13 Jan 2021