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'Lawyers in some countries are disappeared simply for doing their jobs'

PUBLISHED January 3, 2014
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The death of Nelson Mandela was a reminder that it was as a lawyer that he first ran into serious trouble with the authorities in South Africa. Around the world, from Colombia to Nepal, from Mexico to Indonesia, there are still many lawyers under threat of prison or death as a direct result of their work.

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