News - News - Lobby over International Lawyers
| 28 Jan, 2008 |
The Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan following the recent constitutional crisis. All three groups are due to meet the High Commissioner of Pakistan this week. The Law Society had originally requested a meeting with President Musharraf during his visit to London, but he was unavailable. Other lawyers and human rights groups have organised events to coincide with President Musharraf's visit. The Solicitors' International Human Rights Group (SIHRG), the Society of Asian Lawyers and Amnesty International held a demonstration outside Downing Street on Saturday, 26 January. Andrew Holroyd, president of the Law Society, said: "Solicitors have a duty to uphold the rule of law. The rule of law requires the judiciary and the legal profession to be independent and free from political interference. The Law Society continues to urge the government of Pakistan to return to an internationally recognised standard of the rule of law and to release and reinstate those lawyers and judges who remain in detention." |
