See below for the latest press releases:
IBA denounces the raid of law firms’ offices in Russia
IBA assists in set up of first ever Afghan bar association, August 2008
IBAHRI welcomes South African Government's commitment to safeguarding judicial independence, July 2008
Burundi: IBAHRI welcomes acquittal of four journalists charged with security offences, July 2008
IBAHRI expresses concern about human rights and the independence of the judiciary in Singapore, July 2008
IBA urges speedy resolution of outstanding procedural issues before ICC, July 2008
Trial Chamber's decision to stay proceedings in Lubanga case is clear indication of ICC's commitment to uphold fair trial rights, says IBA, June 2008
Zimbabwe: SADC, AU and EU officials should call for stop to intimidation of lawyers, June 2008
Zimbabwe: IBAHRI calls for immediate end to unlawful detention, June 2008
Zimbabwe: Reported death threats cause human rights lawyers to flee, June 2008
IBAHRI Council adopts resolution on the abolition of the death penalty, May 2008
African activists 'Stand Up for Zimbabwe', May 2008
ICC calls for closer dialogue with IBA member bars, May 2008
SADC, AU and UN should immediately deploy human rights monitors to protect Zimbabwe citizens from violence, April 2008
IBA calls upon Ugandan Government to act decisively to enforce outstanding arrest warrants against Joseph Kony and top LRA leaders, April 2008
IBA calls on SADC leaders to take decisive action on Zimbabwe, April 2008
IBA calls on Zimbabwean authorities to end the incommunicado detention of officials from the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission, April 2008
Local authorities and foreign observers must not fail Zimbabwean voters again, March 2008
IBA urges South Africa’s authorities to act on Zimbabwe dossier, March 2008
IBA condemns pre-election attack on Law Society of Zimbabwe, March 2008
Urgent action required to avoid violence during Zimbabwe elections, February 2008
IBA calls on Serbia's authorities to protect human rights defenders from attacks, February 2008
IBA dismayed by Fiji Government's decision to ban visit, February 2008
IBA calls for international community to ensure no impunity for Kenya crimes, January 2008
President Hamid Karzai signs into law first bar association of Afghanistan, December 2007
IBA calls on the Assembly of States Parties to approve proposed reform to the ICC legal aid programme, November 2007
State of emergency threatens rule of law in Pakistan, November 2007
Zimbabwe: IBAHRI calls for action to end police abuses, November 2007
Separation of powers under serious threat in Poland, IBAHRI-CCBE report states (in English), November 2007
Na sprawiedliwość: raport nt. praworządności w Polsce (in Polish), November 2007
Separation of powers under serious threat in Poland, IBAHRI-CCBE report states (in French), November 2007
IBAHRI expresses concern over access to justice and the independence of the legal profession in Iran (in English), October 2007
IBAHRI expresses concern over access to justice and the independence of the legal profession in Iran (in Farsi), October 2007
Bogotá: IBAHRI and British Embassy report states urgent assistance required to ensure effective remedy for grave human rights violations, October 2007
IBA calls on states to ratify Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, October 2007
IBAHRI welcomes the surrender of Germain Katanga to the International Criminal Court, October 2007
IBAHRI calls on Government of Sudan to enforce ICC arrest warrants, October 2007
IBAHRI deplores breach of freedom of expression in Myanmar (Burma), September 2007
IBAHRI and CCBE concerned about deterioration of rule of law in Poland, September 2007
IBAHRI visit to Uganda uncovers threat to judicial independence, September 2007
IBAHRI calls on Pakistan's Government to comply with Supreme Court ruling, September 2007
IBAHRI condemns murder of four Afghan judges, August 2007
IBAHRI welcomes release of Tunisian lawyer Mohammed Abbou from Kef Prison in Tunisia, August 2007
IBAHRI wecomes reinstatement of Pakistan's Chief Justice, July 2007
Removal of Pakistan's Chief Justice contrary to fundamental principles of rule of law claims IBAHRI report, July 2007
IBA calls on President Morales to desist from undermining the rule of law in Bolivia, June 2007
IBA concerned at deterioration in rule of law in Venezuela, June 2007
IBA Calls on Bangladesh to Lift Travel Restrictions on UN Special Rapporteur for Trafficking, June 2007
Zimbabwe Committing Serious Violations of the African Charter Asserts the IBA Human Rights Institute in a Report to the African Commission, May 2007
Zimbabwe: Harassment of lawyers must stop, says IBA, May 2007
IBA advises ICC to deepen outreach activities in Sudan and Uganda, May 2007
Pakistan: IBA calls for investigation into shooting at home of the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, May 2007
IBA delegation finds intimidation of Chief Justice in Pakistan unacceptable, May 2007
IBA adds human rights title to library, April 2007
IBA deplores police attacks on protestors in Zimbabwe, March 2007
Pakistan: IBA concern over Chief Justice dismissal, March 2007
IBA condemns further violence and threats against lawyers in Zimbabwe, March 2007
IBA Concerned by US Defense Department Attack on Law Firms Representing Guantanamo Bay Detainees, January 2007
Burundi: Court Acquits Three Journalists Charged with Security Offences, January 2007
Zimbabwe: IBA calls for Mugabe to be held accountable for violations, November 2006
IBA forced to cancel training in Cambodia, November 2006
Bolivia: Meaningful engagement key to judicial reform, November 2006
IBA urges UN and African Union to end impunity in Zimbabwe, September 2006
IBA honours young Spanish lawyer for her work in Western Sahara, October 2006
IBA releases second report on the proceedings of the International Criminal Court, September 2006
IBA voices concern at attack on the Law Society of Zimbabwe, August 2006
The Gambia: IBA issues report on the Rule of Law, August 2006
IBA expresses concern over Lebanon conflict, August 2006
IBA's Human Rights Institute calls on Ugandan Government to meet Rome Statute obligations, July 2006
IBA Releases first report on Outreach and the ICC, June 2006
Nepal: IBA Condemns Crackdown on Lawyers and Breakdown of the Rule of Law, April 2006
South Africa: Reform Proposals ‘Encroach on Judicial Independence, April 2006
IBA Issues First Report on International Criminal Court, April 2006
IBA Critical of Amendments to South Africa’s Prosecution Policy, February 2006
IBA Raises Concerns about Fiji's Promotion of Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill, February 2006
International Bar Association Honours Aryeh Neier and Sandy D’Alemberte, February 2006
IBA's Human Rights Institute calls on Iraqi Government to respect the Independence of the Iraqi Bar Association
IBA says Conditions of Detention in Iraq should be Investigated, November 2005
Zimbabwe: IBA Appeals to African Leaders, November 2005
Zimbabwe: IBA Condemns Clampdown on Activists, October 2005
IBA's Human Rights Institute Intervenes in House of Lords Case, October 2005
IBA President Calls on World Leaders to Uphold and Advance the Rule of Law, September 2005
IBA's Human Rights Institute Calls for UN Member States to Better Protect Human Rights Worldwide, September 2005
IBA Holds Five-day Colloquium for Swaziland’s Judges and Magistrates, September 2005
IBA Announces Second Significant Grant for Work at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, August 2005
HRI calls upon the New Iranian President to Ensure Greater Respect for Human Rights and the Rule of Law, August 2005
IBA Welcomes Widened Net of Justice, July 2005
IBA Concerned at Disbarment of Lawyer in Equatorial Guinea, July 2005
IBA Concerned at Crisis in the Cambodian Legal Profession, July 2005
Zimbabwe: IBA Human Rights Institute calls on UN and AU to take action, June 2005
IBA and OSISA Launch Human Rights Litigation Centre for Southern Africa, June 2005
Russia: IBA Opposes Government Proposal to Increase its Power over Judicial, June 2005
Ecuador: IBA Urges Reforms to Strengthen Judicial Independence, June 2005
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