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NBA election: Female lawyer in early lead
A Historic Trajectory in Legal Leadership The Nigerian Bar Association, established in 1933, stands as the oldest professional regulatory body in Nigeria. For over nine decades, the leadership of the association has been an exclusively male-dominated domain. As results from the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) portal continue to filter in, the […]
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China Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Xie Yang to Five Years Following Years of Pretrial Detention and Allegations of Procedural Violations
The Changsha Intermediate People’s Court in Hunan province sentenced prominent human rights attorney Xie Yang to five years in prison on March 23, 2026, marking a significant development in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation. Xie, a veteran legal advocate known for representing activists and victims of state abuses, was convicted on charges […]
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