Access to justice during Covid-19: Stories from the frontline
Covid-19 has redrawn the boundaries of where we feel safe. National lockdowns during the early stages of the pandemic forced people to retreat to the …
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Interested in Women’s Rights? Join the next meeting of our Women’s Rights Group
Join us at the first re-convening of Lawyers Against Poverty’s Women’s Rights Group on Wednesday 23rd June (12pm UK). LAP’s Women’s Rights Group has been …
Celebrating Pioneers on International Women’s Day
It is impossible to ignore the ways in which Covid-19 has exacerbated gender inequality around the world. But as we recognise the scale of the …
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer
To mark the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, LAP is joining forces with Peace Brigades International (PBI) and the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk to …
LAP Event: Feminist Principles in Governance
Join us at 5:30pm on 18th January 2021 for our next event on Feminist Principles in Governance. We are delighted to welcome Patti Whaley, former …
Lawyers Against Poverty Launch Event
Join us at 5:30pm (GMT) on Monday 30th November to reflect on “social justice lawyering in times of crisis” As we face the global realities …
Lawyers Against Poverty – New Director
Lawyers Against Poverty is delighted to announce that it is now an independent charity and welcomes Emma Lough as its new Director As LAP moves …
COVID-19 and its Impact on Human Rights: a discussion with Oxfam. Tuesday 21 July 2020, 1900-2030. Free webinar.
Join LAP for a discussion with Oxfam around COVID-19 and its Impact on Human Rights. The Covid-19 pandemic has already cost hundreds of thousands of …
LAP Land Rights Free Webinar: Lawyers, Land Transactions and Human Rights. Tuesday 16 June 2020, 1900-2015
Join LAP for a discussion on the impacts of agricultural investments on human rights and the responsibility of lawyers advising on such transactions Lawyers advising …
Report on Grant to Support Nairobi Strategic Litigation Conference – October 2019
Members will remember voting to support the inaugural conference in Nairobi on ‘Strategic Legal Mechanisms for Delivering Social and Economic Justice in Africa’ last October. …