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Left without a defence: Azerbaijan’s purge of human rights lawyers

Changes to the leadership and rules of Azerbaijan’s Bar Association have left many prominent human rights lawyers unable to practice their trade.

Left without a defence: Azerbaijan’s purge of human rights lawyers

By Kamran Mahmudov

Changes to the leadership and rules of Azerbaijan’s Bar Association have left many prominent human rights lawyers unable to practice their trade.

Lawyers go on strike in Armenia

Hundreds of lawyers in Armenia have been protesting a bill they say ‘targets lawyers’, and allows judges to fine them for contempt of the court.

Lawyers go on strike in Armenia

Hundreds of lawyers in Armenia have been protesting a bill they say ‘targets lawyers’, and allows judges to fine them for contempt of the court.