Protection of Lawyers Worldwide: DROI–JURI exchange of views

21-10-2025 - 11:16
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On 20 October 2025, the JURI committee held a joint extraordinary meeting with the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) in Strasbourg. On this occasion, the Members of both committees held an exchange of views on the protection of lawyers worldwide, with a focus on the recently adopted Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. JURI-DROI Members heard, among other speakers, the testimony by Ramla Dahmani on Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani.