Tuesday 9 April 2019

bbc.co.uk : “Carlos Ghosn held hostage by Japan legal system, says lawyer”

“Jessica Finelle told the BBC Mr Ghosn’s “arbitrary detention” violated his right to a fair trial and says a complaint has been filed with the UN.
She said the standard of his treatment did not meet international norms.”

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Thursday 4 April 2019

AP News : Ghosn predicted arrest in French TV interview

Lawyer Jessica Finelle told The Associated Press in Paris that the family is “extremely shocked” that Tokyo prosecutors arrested Ghosn for a fourth time Thursday. He denies wrongdoing.Finelle accused Japanese authorities of trying to “shut him up,” because Ghosn was arrested just after he announced plans for a news conference […]

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Saturday 2 February 2019

lorientlejour.com : “Arabie: nouvelle audience dimanche pour un religieux dissident qui encourt la peine de mort”

Saudi justice called a new hearing on Sunday in the trial of Saudi dissident religious Salman al-Aoudah, who faces the death penalty “for a tweet” over the crisis with Qatar, according to his French lawyers.

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Friday 1 February 2019

france24.com : “Asia Bibi’s lawyer seeking European passport”

“Saif-ul-Mulook has been targeted by death threats since his the spectacular acquittal of his client Asia Bibi, a labourer from central Punjab province on death row since 2010.
“He is hoping that people will take into account his heroic actions in defending Ms Bibi, given the current circumstances in Pakistan, which led him to exchange his freedom for hers,” Mulook’s lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP (…)”.

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Tuesday 29 January 2019

slate.fr : “Quatre questions pour comprendre la crise au Venezuela”

“The legitimacy of a government is not only based on strict compliance with its constitutional texts, but also on the recognition of other nations,” says François Zimeray, former French ambassador for human rights and mandated by the Venezuelan National Assembly’s Political Committee to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Thursday 29 November 2018

La Lettre du Continent and africaintelligence.fr : “Jessica Finelle fait condamner Brazzaville”

“Avocat de Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko dit “J3M” dans le procès qui a opposé ce dernier aux autorités congolaises qui l’accusaient “d’atteinte à la sûreté de l’Etat et de détention d’armes”, Jessica Finelle (cabinet parisien Zimeray & Finelle) est parvenue à faire condamner le régime de Denis Sassou Nguesso devant le groupe de travail des Nations unies sur la détention arbitraire…”.

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Monday 19 November 2018

jeuneafrique.com : “Congo-Brazzaville : le gouvernement répond au groupe de travail de l’ONU dans l’affaire Mokoko”

“… Face au refus du gouvernement d’obtempérer aux préconisations des experts onusiens, Jessica Finelle, l’avocate du général Mokoko, affirme que « la défense va saisir les bailleurs internationaux, comme le Fonds monétaire internationale (FMI) et l’Union européenne, pour que ces derniers exigent des autorités congolaises le respect des recommandations formulées par le groupe de travail de l’ONU » …”.

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Monday 19 November 2018

RFI Brazil : “Ação de Bolsonaro na Amazônia poderá ser considerada crime contra a humanidade, alertam advogados franceses”

“A advogada Jessica Finelle e o também advogado e ex-embaixador da França encarregado dos Direitos Humanos, François Zimeray, informam que as questões ambientais estão sendo levadas cada vez mais a sério pela CPI …”

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Friday 26 October 2018

lja.fr : “Création du cabinet Zimeray & Finelle”

“Le diplomate François Zimeray et Jessica Finelle fondent le cabinet Zimeray & Finelle. Ce dernier conjugue les compétences complémentaires des deux associés, que sont les droits de l’Homme, le droit des affaires (protection des libertés fondamentales et RSE), le droit pénal et la résolution des conflits. ..”

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