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The Philippines: attacks against lawyers further escalating – joint statement – July 2021

2 Jul 2021 | Defending the Defence, Human Rights Committee, Protest Defence Rights

Together with 30 lawyers’ organizations, bar associations and human rights organisations, the European Criminal Bar Association signed a joint statement on the escalating attacks against lawyers in the Philippines. The statement was an initiative from Lawyers for Lawyers.

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