Lawyers Against Poverty

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  • Human rights in Oxford

    Human rights in Oxford
    On 22nd November we took part in an event organised at the new Bonavero Institute for Human Rights alongside some ...
  • National pro bono week

    National pro bono week
    International Pro Bono: working with peers in developing countries to improve the rule of law Lawyers Against Poverty took part in ...
  • Evening with International Lawyers For Africa

    Evening with International Lawyers For Africa
    In October we held an evening with the fantastic International Lawyers For Africa! Lawyers Against Poverty has already spent some time ...
  • Our first ever hackathon!

    Our first ever hackathon!
    On 9th October 2017 Lawyers Against Poverty held our first ever hackathon! This intensive 12 hour event, held at Gowling WLG ...
  • Lawyers Against Poverty Week 2017

    Lawyers Against Poverty Week 2017
    After the success of our first Lawyers Against Poverty Week in June 2016, we held a second week from 9 ...
  • Twinning with Tajikistan

    Twinning with Tajikistan
    Ms Zebo Sharifova is the Executive Director of the League of Women Lawyers in Tajikistan. She was paired with Nahalia ...
  • Visit to Zataari Refugee Camp

    Visit to Zataari Refugee Camp
    In June 2016 a Lawyers Against Poverty delegation travelled to Amman in Jordan to consider the legal challenges facing refugees ...
  • New video: Tika’s story

    New video: Tika's story
    A short documentary is now available following the story of Tika Darlami, a woman living in Nepal who used to ...
  • New video: Sentinels of Forests

    New video: Sentinels of Forests
    A short film is now available depicting the work carried out by Oxfam India to help the Adivasi, who live ...
  • Launch of Lawyer Twinning project

    Launch of Lawyer Twinning project
    A pilot twinning project for lawyers has been launched between Lawyers Against Poverty and the League of Women Lawyers in ...