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Belarus: Day of the Endangered Lawyer Jan. 24: Report & Executive Summary Document

2025 2025-01-23T12:15:04+0300 2025-01-23T12:17:09+0300 en https://spring96.org/files/images/sources/day_of_the_endangered_lawyer.png The Human Rights Center “Viasna” The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
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Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed annually on 24 January, organised by the Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, a global network of national and international legal organisations and bar associations. The day aims to draw attention to the plight faced by lawyers in the exercise of their profession in a particular country each year, and to urge action by government officials, international institutions, civil society, the media and the public.  

In 2025, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer spotlights the persecution of lawyers in Belarus, who face pervasive systematic harassment and interference with their professional activities. Following the Presidential election and mass protests in 2020, a crackdown by the government has resulted in the targeting of lawyers, human rights defenders, journalists, and dissidents. The evidence in this report documents a persistent and disturbing trend in Belarus where legal practitioners face escalating criminal sanctions, arbitrary detention, and systemic interference in their professional duties.

Belarus: Day of the Endangered Lawyer Jan. 24: Report & Executive Summary

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