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Johannesburg Society of Advocates

@JSAdvs

Official twitter account of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates.

 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Joined February 2018
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Stuart Russell@StuartR920344796 Feb 2021
#Activistlawyers #UK government ministers condemned for anti-lawyer rhetoric defendlawyers.wordpress.com/… @IBAHRI @guardiannews @BBCWorld @idhae4 @LRWCanada @L4L_INT @UIAdefense @CCBEinfo @ProtectLawyers @EamonGilmore @euronews @BarHumanRights @EuropeanBars @JusticeCtrNews @hrw

UK: UK government ministers condemned for anti-lawyer rhetoric

04/02/21 UK government ministers face increasing condemnation for verbal attacks on the legal profession in the aftermath of an alleged terrorism incident at a London firm. In early September 2020,…

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Bernard Oundo
@BmalinguOundo24 Dec 2020
The East Africa Law Society stands in solidarity with the Uganda Law Society and our member Nicholas Opiyo who was arrested by Uganda Police on December 22 2020. We urge the Uganda Police to fully honour and observe Mr. Opiyo’s constitutional rights. @ug_lawsociety
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IBA's Human Rights Institute@IBAHRI2 Dec 2020
#IBAHRI Chairs @HonMichaelKirby & @anneramberg: ‘The manifestly inapplicable and disproportionate charges brought against @NasrinSotoudeh that have resulted in a predetermined and discriminatory presumption of guilt and her continued detention, must be quashed. > @BBCWomansHour
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Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
@TheRWCHR2 Dec 2020
With concern for Nasrin Sotoudeh's scheduled return to prison tomorrow, @theRWCHR, @PENamerica, @ICHRI and @IBAHRI sent an open letter to the Iranian leadership to quash the cruel and unjust sentences against Ms Sotoudeh and her husband Reza Khandan. raoulwallenbergcentre.org/ne…
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Shoaib M Khan
@ShoaibMKhan3 Nov 2020
Former UN Secretary-General cites UK govt's remarks as part of an increasing trend of attacks on lawyers around the world. Ban Ki-moon said that "labelling lawyers who are simply doing their jobs as "activists" is both disingenuous and dangerous". lawgazette.co.uk/news/iba-ex…

IBA: Ex-UN chief condemns ‘activists’ label

Ban Ki-moon opens International Bar Association conference with concerns about attacks from 'highest levels of government'.

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The Bar Council
@thebarcouncil9 Oct 2020
Chair of the Bar, Amanda Pinto QC, deplores Boris Johnson's recent remarks about lawyers in a letter to the Prime Minister. View the letter here: barcouncil.org.uk/resource/l…
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Daily Maverick@dailymaverick20 Sep 2020
MAVERICK CITIZEN WEBINAR: Cry, Zimbabwe: Lawyers appeal for acts of solidarity to defend human rights dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Cry, Zimbabwe: Lawyers appeal for acts of solidarity to defend human rights

In an unusual act of transnational solidarity last week the Johannesburg Society of Advocates hosted a webinar to discuss ‘the crisis in law’ in Zimbabwe. Their intention was to allow the world to...

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Carmel Rickard@CarmelRickard18 Sep 2020
Very informative webinar this afternoon organised by #Johannesburg #Society of #Advocates re #Zimbabwe situation. Great speakers who gave worthwhile info about what is actually afoot there & challenged SA legal community to get involved. Thanks to all. @JSAdvs
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Johannesburg Society of Advocates@JSAdvs15 Sep 2020
NEW DATE: The JSA Human Rights Committee invites you a free webinar, “Zimbabwe: Law in Crisis”, Friday 18 September, 1pm – 2:30pm. For details and registration, please follow this link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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The Bar Council
@thebarcouncil20 Aug 2020
We have issued a statement with @BarHumanRights condemning the Zimbabwean Magistrate’s ruling against Beatrice Mtetwa - read below:
Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (@BarHumanRights) profile pictureBar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales@BarHumanRights20 Aug 2020
BHRC and @thebarcouncil urgently call upon Magistrates in #Zimbabwe to revoke the decision against renowned human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa ordering her to stand down from representing her client. barhumanrights.org.uk/bar-co…
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BHRC and @thebarcouncil urgently call upon Magistrates in #Zimbabwe to revoke the decision against renowned human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa ordering her to stand down from representing her client. barhumanrights.org.uk/bar-co…
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IBA News@IBAnews24 Aug 2020
The IBA and the @IBAHRI condemn Harare Magistrate Ngoni Nduna’s decision to hold Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa in contempt of court and to bar her from representing detained investigative journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono: tinyurl.com/yy4dq6o6
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Diego García-Sayán@ExRelator_ONU26 Aug 2020
#Zimbabwe: I condemn the disqualification of prominent lawyer Mrs. Beatrice Mtetwa. It undermines her right to practice law and the freedom of expression for lawyers, the accused persons’ right to legal representation and right to fair trial. My solidarity with Mrs. Mtetwa.
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Southern African Legal Information Institute@saflii2 Jul 2018
CC: section 2C(1) of the Wills Act is unconstituional for failing to recognise the right of a “surviving spouse”, married by Muslim rites in a polygamous relationship, to the benefits of her deceased husband’s will. bit.ly/2NiyThG #BeInformed #MuslimMarriage #ConCourt
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Constitutional Court@ConCourtSA5 Mar 2018
Hearing tomorrow 10am: Should the suspended declaration of invalidity of the agreement between Cash Paymaster Services and the South African Social Security Agency be extended for a further 6 months? (SASSA v Minister of Social Development)
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