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At least 12 people were killed and 52 wounded when two bomb blasts were detonated outside a district court in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official said.
Pakistan's lawyers boycotted courts and staged protests nationwide Tuesday after a horrific suicide bombing at a Quetta hospital which killed 72 people including many of their colleagues.
At least 40 people were killed and 50 others injured when a bomb went off inside the emergency ward of a hospital in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Monday morning, local Urdu media and officials said.
Several national authorities jointly issued a rule on Sunday designed to ensure that lawyers are not impeded in their practices. It also prohibits public statements designed to manipulate public opinion or pressure law enforcement.
China has issued a regulation on safeguarding the rights of lawyers.
Convicted criminals on death row will be entitled to free legal representation under a new rule drafted by the Ministry of Justice, a ministry source told China Daily.
Chinese law experts praised the Ministry of Public Security's recent move to place nine lawyers under "coercive measures" for alleged crimes as a sign of its determination to advance the rule of law.
China will train 300 lawyers to proficiency in foreign-related business within the next four years, under a program launched by the All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) on Monday.
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