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June, 2025

City Bar Statement Expressing Concern over New Law in Zimbabwe Imposing Restrictions on Civil Society Organizations

In a new statement, the New York City Bar Association expressed deep concern about the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Act, signed into law by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnanga... Read More

May, 2025

City Bar Statement Expressing Concern Regarding the Detention of Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Ruth López Alfaro in El Salvador

In a new statement, the New York City Bar Association expressed deep concern about the detention of Ruth Eleonora López Alfaro, a widely respected human rights defender and academic, and a growi... Read More

April, 2025

City Bar Statement Expressing Concern Over New Peruvian Law Restricting Civil Society Organizations

In a new statement, the New York City Bar Association expressed deep concern about recently approved legislation in Peru that restricts activities of CSOs and threatens fundamental rights, includ... Read More

March, 2025

City Bar Statement Expressing Concern over the Criminalization of Judges in Mexico

In a new statement, the New York City Bar Association expressed deep concern about the decision by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office to open criminal investigations against federal j... Read More

January, 2025

City Bar Statement Expressing Concern over Uganda’s Arrest and Conviction of Human Rights Lawyer Eron Kiiza

In a new statement, the New York City Bar Association expressed serious concern about the Ugandan government’s arrest and conviction earlier this month of Eron Kiiza, a lawyer representing ... Read More

November, 2024

City Bar Statement Regarding the Elimination of Independent Agencies in Mexico

También disponible en español aquí In a new report, the New York City Bar Association expressed serious concern about a measure approved last week by Mexico’s Congress that would elimina... Read More