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 …
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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. …
Launch of Refugee Legal Confidence Programme in Surrey by Lady Hale at University of Surrey, February 2020
Launch of Refugee Legal Confidence Programme in Surrey by Lady Hale at University of Surrey, February 2020 LAP’s Joss Saunders, Ade Henderson and Louise Curd …
Report from Oxfam Greece – December 2018-October 2019 Refugee Support, Moria Camp, Lesvos Greece
Further funding in Lesvos In 2018 members voted to provide a grant of £15,000 to Oxfam in Greece to support Oxfam’s continuing legal aid programme …
Report on Lawyers Against Poverty and our guest speakers event on 14 November 2019
Report on Lawyers Against Poverty and guest speakers event, November 2019 On 14 November Lawyers Against Poverty hosted an evening of talks on the topic: …
Event Report: Indigenous Leaders Listening Session: The Flourishing Diversity Series
The Flourishing Diversity Series The Flourishing Diversity Series provided a unique opportunity to listen, learn, and communicate with indigenous leaders from across the world. Wisdom …
Refugee Confidence Sessions
Lawyers Against Poverty is currently in the midst of its second series of refugee confidence sessions in collaboration with Refugee Resource in Oxford. These sessions …