Permanent Missions

Our headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium, where we regularly organise seminars for European lawyers on topics such as corporate social responsibility and the role of lawyers in the prevention of torture. Most of our activities however are implemented ‘in the field’, in fragile or post-conflict countries.  We have permanent offices in four countries (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Nepal), we regularly organise activities in Israel/Palestine, and we also have a permanent representative in East Timor.

News

Friday, 10 February, 2012 - 16:19

Mahendra Nagar, 6 February 2012 - It is freezing cold this morning in Far Western Nepal. Gopi Parajuli (ASF) and Anita Neupane (Legal Aid and Consultancy Centre) try to find their way through the bus station. In a typically helpful and gentle manner, a passer-by asks them: “Are you looking for the lawyer’s bus? There it is!” And he points towards a small vehicle with a message painted on it.  It is a so called ‘microbus’, of the kind used by thousands of ordinary Nepali every day to commute to work. The message on its side says: “Are you legally vulnerable because of your economic situation? Please contact the Kanchanpur District Bar Association”.

Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 - 11:40

Guatemala City / Brussels – Avocats Sans Frontières is pleased with the prosecution of former Guatemalan ruler (1982-83), José Efraín Ríos Montt, an encouraging development in the fight against the impunity for international crimes. Suspected of having given orders for multiple massacres during his time in power, Ríos Montt  was ordered to appear in court on 26 January . 

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