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CCBE Statement in support of the Ceuta Bar and its lawyers, on the essential role of lawyers in safeguarding rights at the external border of the European...
The statement reaffirms the CCBE’s support for the Ceuta Bar and its lawyers, highlighting their crucial role at the EU’s external borders in protecting fundamental rights and upholding the rule of law. Following the arrival of an extraordinary number...
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CCBE position on the forthcoming Guidelines under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) (02/10/2026)
📣 Can corporate sustainability due diligence be implemented without undermining the core principles of the legal profession?  Following the European Commission’s public consultation for the forthcoming Guidelines on the implementation of the Corporate...
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New CCBE letters in support of Endangered Lawyers
This week, the CCBE letters has sent letters in support of endangered lawyers in: Angola: Threats against lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi; Bangladesh: Reported assault, arrest and detention of lawyer Abul Bashar; Belarus: Sentencing of lawyer Dmitri...
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Burglary of the law office of lawyer Assiom Kossi Bokodjin (05/10/2026)
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Human Right Letters
Escalation of charges, detention and interference with the defence of lawyer Maria Bontsler (05/10/2026)
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CCBE Statement in support of the Ceuta...

07 October 2026
Position paper

CCBE position on the forthcoming Guidelines...

07 October 2026
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New CCBE letters in support of Endangered...

05 October 2026
Human Right Letters

Burglary of the law office of lawyer...

05 October 2026
Human Right Letters

Escalation of charges, detention and...

05 October 2026
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CCBE Statement in support of the Ceuta Bar and its lawyers, on the essential role of lawyers in safeguarding rights at the external border of the European Union (02/10/2026)

The statement reaffirms the CCBE’s support for the Ceuta Bar and its lawyers, highlighting their crucial role at the EU’s external borders in protecting fundamental…

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CCBE position on the forthcoming Guidelines under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) (02/10/2026)

📣 Can corporate sustainability due diligence be implemented without undermining the core principles of the legal profession?  Following the European Commission’s public consultation for the…

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New CCBE letters in support of Endangered Lawyers

This week, the CCBE letters has sent letters in support of endangered lawyers in: Angola: Threats against lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi; Bangladesh: Reported assault, arrest…

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