International Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2021 / Azerbaijan

International Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2021 / Azerbaijan

25 gennaio 2021, ore 18.00

piattaforma Zoom

iscrizione al seguente link:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gz3kqPrwRAibF_Hcddp_kg

This year's International Day of the Endangered Lawyer focuses on Azerbaijan, where multiple cases of harassment of lawyers in violation of international law and international standards on the independence of the profession have been documented.



Opening speech:

Victoria Ortega Benito

President of the International Observatory of Lawyers in danger, President of the National Council of Spanish Bars.

Diego García-Sayán

UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Representative of the International Commission of Jurists

Testimonies of human rights lawyers in Azerbaijan:

Emin Abbasov

Samed Rahimli

Conclusion:

Francesco Caia

Vice-President of the International Observatory of Lawyers in Danger, Elected Member of the National Council of Italian Bars.

Moderator:

Martin Pradel

lawyer at the Paris Bar, President of the Law Practice Commission at the French National Bar Council, UIA-IROL, Deputy Director General