Category: News
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Pre-trial detention in Uganda: «Will I die here?»
According to a research conducted by ASF and the University of Toronto, one person in three in Uganda is detained well beyond the periods pre- scribed by law. To adress this, ASF is promoting access of detainees to a fair trial. 48 years old Mariam is one of the detainees released from the Women prison…
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Tunisian transitional justice on the retreat
Three years after the revolution, Tunisia is still struggling to demonstrate genuine will to implement real transitional justice mechanisms. Avocats Sans Frontières is concerned about this situation that risks creating an atmosphere of impunity for perpetrators, and non-recognition for victims.
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« Music For Life », music for more justice
The law students of the University of Leuven and the Flemish Bar Association have organized different fundraising activities for the radio campaign ‘Music For Life’. Their goal: to support the activities of Lawyers Without Borders.
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2014: So justice can triumph
To each institutional or private donor, partner, volunteering lawyer on mission with the International Legal Network, lawyer who helps close the gap between people and justice, and especially, to each person who courageously fights for his or her right to access to justice: THANK YOU! Because together, we can change the world.
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“We are caught between a rock and a hard place”
President of a human rights defence association, Rénovat Ninahazwe is a Burundian human rights defender at risk. As a result of serious threats, he has had to leave his country, finding temporary refuge in Uganda with the help of Avocats Sans Frontières. He and his family are being taken care of in the context of…
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Access to justice on the post-2015 agenda
Avocats Sans Frontières, along with fellow human rights organisations all over the world, has called for the post-2015 development agenda to be embedded with a human rights framework to ensure both sustainability and justice. Especially important for ASF is the emphasis on the role of access to justice as a human right that guarantees all…
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What’s the point of human rights if there is no access to remedy?
On the occasion of Human Rights Day on 10 December, ASF notes that rights are not effective if so many people in vulnerable situations cannot access remedy for human rights violations. This is especially the case in countries emerging from conflict or in transition.
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Law Talk Aired Out
Kathmandu – How does one ensure that people know their rights when a large part of the population is illiterate, poor and lives in remote rural areas? In Nepal, community radio is a perfect medium to raise legal awareness and disseminate information. ASF has been broadcasting radio jingles and talk shows on subjects such as…
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ASF represents victims at The Hague
On 22 November, as part of the Assembly of States Parties, Avocats Sans Frontières led a side event to promote victim participation in International Criminal Court proceedings. This was a first, as never before has such an event been entirely dedicated to hearing the voices of victims.
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Why is justice without borders?
Who better to respond to this question than ASF’s Heads of Mission and Regional Representatives, based in different countries worldwide. They have gathered for ten days of intensive briefing at ASF’s headquarters in Brussels and they share their views about the core of the organisation’s mandate: the defense of human rights.