Union Internationale des Avocats
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The Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA - International Association of Lawyers) is an international non-governmental organisation created in 1927, that brings together more than 2,200 legal professionals from all over the world. Its central aims are to defend persecuted lawyers around the world through lobbying and advocacy work as well as promoting international collaboration between legal professionals through its seminars, training sessions and the annual UIA Congress.