Human Rights
IBA awards honour lawyers for human rights, pro bono achievements
Lawyers based in the Netherlands, India and Pakistan picked up awards at the 2024 IBA Annual Conference held in Mexico City
Neuberger resigns from media freedom panel over Hong Kong judicial role
Decision follows court’s controversial rejection of appeal by pro-democracy demonstrators
Chain reactions: luxury brands risk new human rights scrutiny in UK courts
King & Spalding lawyers Sir Max Hill, Aaron Stephens and Peter Hood discuss how luxury brands could risk criminal prosecution if their supply chains are exposed to forced labour
‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo
Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68
Two retired UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law
Hundreds of UK lawyers raise concerns over deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
A letter from more than 600 legal professionals and academics has called on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel
Landmark EU corporate sustainability legislation on hold after U-turn by Germany
European Council fails to approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive over bureaucracy fears
Bar Council welcomes London-based barrister’s release from detention in Pakistan
Abdullah Mumtaz Kahloon is standing as an opposition candidate in next month’s general election
Petition seeks release of London barrister ‘unlawfully detained’ in Pakistan ahead of elections
Senior UK lawyers call on Bar Council to make public statement in support of missing opposition candidate
Lech Walesa joins line up of keynote speakers at IBA’s Paris annual conference
Headline speakers also include former OpenAI director Zack Kass and Meta oversight board co-chair Helle Thorning Schmidt
Hundreds of lawyers from top US and UK law firms sign statement condemning ‘mass terror’ in Israel
Leading lawyers from AmLaw 100, UK and other firms call on fellow professionals worldwide to sign statement
IBA joins lawyers, law firms and other professional bodies in condemning ‘heinous’ attacks on Israel
International lawyers’ group echoes ABA in calling on Israel to adhere to international legal standards in its response
UK ethics institute sets up taskforce examining legal profession’s work for oligarchs and kleptocrats
City law firms are facing scrutiny for their relationships with such individuals in non-criminal matters
IBA Human Rights Institute condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
Leading human rights body joins US president and others in criticising harsh new law that could see people face death penalty for consensual same-sex acts
Beijing overrules Hong Kong courts to allow authorities to bar British barristers from security law trials
Controversial ruling undermines integrity of Hong Kong’s legal system, critics claim
‘Our Nuremburg moment’: international legal community pledges continued support for Ukraine at IBA conference in Miami
Offer of support made at packed conference event hosted by the Ukrainian Bar Association that called for Special Tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes
DIFC Courts in spotlight as Irish judges resign under pressure from human rights campaigners
Top Irish politician said judges were being deliberately used to legitimise regime
Quinn Emanuel files $80bn damages claim for Ukraine over Russian invasion
US disputes specialist teams up with Ukrainian firm and UK barristers to launch Strasbourg proceedings
Davis Polk’s Asia head withdraws from conference on Hong Kong security law
Agreement to participate ‘did not reflect an endorsement’ of topics, says veteran partner
UK Supreme Court judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court over national security law
Supreme Court president Lord Reed cites administration’s departure from ‘values of political freedom and freedom of expression’
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