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Building Coalitions for Media Reform in Africa
“Attacks on the media are the starting point of aggression, and a clear indicator that lawyers will be next.” These were the ominous words of Henry Maina, Director of Article 19 in East Africa, at a session of the annual Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) conference in Durban, South Africa that ex... |
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Defending the Defenders: As Risks to Lawyers Inc...
By Jeffrey Ghannam Lawyers are no strangers to severe repercussions for defending human rights or taking on politically sensitive legal matters. But their plight has long been in the shadows, until recently. The Day of the Endangered Lawyer, now in its seventh year and officially commemorated on Jan... |
