Sri Lanka: Joint statement on the ongoing trial of lawyer and human rights defender Hejaaz Hizbullah

19/06/2023
Statement
Sri Lanka
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16 June 2023. Lawyer and defender of the Muslim community in Sri Lanka Hejaaz Hizbullah, who was arbitrarily detained for almost two years, continues to face judicial harassment. He is due to appear in court on July 14, 2023 for his next hearing. Associations supporting lawyers and human rights organisations, including the FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, are expressing their concern over potential violations of his rights to due process and fair trial.

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  • Co-signatories

    ​​​​​​Lawyers for Lawyers
    The Bar Human Rights Committee
    The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee (IBAHRI) 
    International Commission of Jurists
    The Law Society of England and Wales
    Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada
    The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
    The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders


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