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CCBE Info #85 - Nov./Dec. 2019

SPECIAL FOCUS - HUMAN RIGHTS

Threats to the Legal Profession

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CCBE Human Rights Award 2019

At its Plenary Session in Brussels on 29 November, the CCBE granted its 2019 Human Rights Award to Iranian lawyers Nasrin Sotoudeh, Abdolfattah Soltani, Mohammad Najafi and Amirsalar Davoudi for their courage, determination and commitment to defending human rights in Iran - where all forms of opposition, be it ideological or political, are not tolerated.

 

THE CCBE IS LOOKING FOR:

a Communication Intern (M/F) (deadline 24 January 2020)

 

It is crucial to protect asylum seekers' fundamental rights through effective access to justice. Support ELIL who provides free and independat legal assistance in Lesvos.

 

DEFENCE OF DEFENDERS

The CCBE places great emphasis on respect for human rights and the rule of law and is particularly concerned by the situation of human rights defenders in the world. The CCBE takes initiatives in support of lawyers under threat worldwide.

  

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