Join the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The Law Society and the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights on 24 January 2025 from 15.00 – 16.30 CET for an online event marking the International Day Of The EndangeredLawyer. Register here: tinyurl.com/bdernb6y
Keynote speech: • Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Moderator: • Tony Fisher, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales Panel discussion: • Illia Salei, Belarusian lawyer in exile, UK solicitor • Vaida Rudenaite, Senior Legal Advisor, Lithuanian Ministry of Justice • Karinna Moskalenko, Chair, UN Independent Expert Group on Belarus • Elena Shinkarevich, Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers • Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Director, IBAHRI
Closing remarks: • Nils Muižnieks, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarusia
Join the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The Law Society and the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights on 24 January 2025 from 15.00 – 16.30 CET for an online event marking the International Day Of The EndangeredLawyer. Register here: tinyurl.com/bdernb6y
Keynote speech: • Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Moderator: • Tony Fisher, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales Panel discussion: • Illia Salei, Belarusian lawyer in exile, UK solicitor • Vaida Rudenaite, Senior Legal Advisor, Lithuanian Ministry of Justice • Karinna Moskalenko, Chair, UN Independent Expert Group on Belarus • Elena Shinkarevich, Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers • Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Director, IBAHRI
Closing remarks: • Nils Muižnieks, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarusia
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the early-morning hours of February 24, targeting several key cities with military strikes. Such instructions could actually endanger people — citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts. Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” "He has to start being more proactive and to find a real solution to this situation, not stay in standby without interfering. It's a very irresponsible position from the owner of Telegram," she said. Multiple pro-Kremlin media figures circulated the post's false claims, including prominent Russian journalist Vladimir Soloviev and the state-controlled Russian outlet RT, according to the DFR Lab's report.
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