It was during the Common Legal Tradition Bars International Conference (CIB) and under the leadership of Bâtonnier Mario Stasi and Titinga Pacéré, President of the Bar Association, that Avocats Sans Frontières (Lawyers Without Borders) was born, with the adoption of a resolution at a congress held in Yaoundé (Cameroon) in December 1991.

After the meeting those lawyers decided that Avocats Sans Frontières would have its seat in Brussels. This was the creation of the first organization Avocats Sans Frontières.

The first large-scale operation led by Avocats Sans Frontières was "Justice for All at Rwanda "; implemented from the end of 1994 to the end of 1996, it consisted in organizing the defense by foreign lawyers of accused and victims of the genocide before the Rwandan courts; this experience, founder for the Movement, was also in the history of Justice a great première

and had unanimously acclaimed success.

From 1998, more organizations Avocats Sans Frontières / Lawyers Without Borders were developed, with the creation of national associations in Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Mali, Mauritania, Sweden and Switzerland. Later, other national associations were created in Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, and Guinea Conakry.

Nowadays, the different national components of the Network have been recognized everywhere by the quality and quantity of initiatives in the field of law and justice.

The importance of the activities carried out today by the various components of the Network, as well as its degree of awareness makes it necessary to improve the cohesion of existing organizations.

At the same time, the numerous requests received by Avocats Sans Frontières impose a development of its international presence.

To be the voice of the voiceless and to bring justice to the most vulnerable people is our mission.