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Lawyers Against Poverty joins calls to protect the Human Rights Act 1998
Lawyers Against Poverty joins calls for the Government to abandon its proposed overhaul of the Human Rights Act 1998 As a ...COP26: Call for protections for environmental human rights defenders
Lawyers Against Poverty (LAP) has joined with others in an open letter to the UK government calling for greater protections ...Remembering the Land Rights Defenders
As we prepare to launch a new initiative supporting human rights defenders to tackle environmental injustices, we remember some of ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Update: Critical need for legal services after Moria camp fire
Legal organisations in the Moria camp in Lesvos call for urgent measures to protect asylum seekers on the island Thousands have ...