The Law Society of England and Wales calls on the Iranian government to stop all executions, uphold the right to a fair trial and halt the arrest, detention, prosecution and ill treatment of lawyers in Iran.
The Law Society of England and Wales, together with Lawyers for Lawyers, calls on the Iranian government to halt the arbitrary arrest, detention and ill treatment of lawyers, who play a vital role in upholding the rule of law and protecting human rights.
The Nationality and Borders Act will fundamentally change the UK immigration system for asylum seekers and refugees and damage Britain’s reputation as a just nation.
Afghan citizens evacuated to the UK last summer are facing limbo as their interim immigration papers expire in the coming weeks – the Home Office must take immediate action to provide evidence of the rights of people the UK promised to protect.
Lawyers are being arbitrarily arrested, prosecuted and convicted, as well as forcibly disappeared and even killed in countries across the world because of their work upholding the rule of law, the Law Society of England and Wales said to mark the day of the endangered lawyer on 24 January