For lawyers, being a member of the national Bar Association is a condition for practicing their profession. In Equatorial Guinea, however, political interference in the Bar Association is endangering access to justice, the rule of law and effective protection of human rights. Over recent months, the institution has been misused to target two human rights lawyers, in a country where the independence of the legal profession and judiciary are already under serious threat, with several cases of arbitrary detention. Two members of the Bar Association, Gemma Jones and Angel Obama, have been suspended and prevented from continuing their human rights work. Gemma Jones is a 40-year-old lawyer who was born in Madrid to Equatoguinean parents. After settling in Equatorial Guinea in 2018, she came into contact with various national human rights NGOs before setting up a law firm in the capital Malabo.
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