International Fair Trial Day (IFTD), 14 June 2025 Focus Country: Tunisia
Save the Date for IFTD event: Thursday, 12 June 2025, Brussels Tunisia has experienced a significant decline in judicial independence in recent years. In February 2022, President Kais Saied dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM), an independent body that appointed judges and monitored the judiciary. 1 President Saied replaced the CSM with a provisional judicial…
PERMANENT PEOPLES’ TRIBUNALON ROJAVA VS. TURKEY – 5 and 6 February 2025, Brussels
Since the onset of the Syrian conflict, the region of Rojava in North and East Syria has emerged as a pioneering model of inclusive governance, promoting democratic principles, peaceful coexistence, gender equality, cultural diversity, and social justice for diverse communities including Kurds, Arab, Yazidi, and Christian populations.However, since 2018, North and East Syria has faced…
International DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 24 January 2025, in solidarity with endangered lawyers in Belarus
Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed annually on 24 January, organised by the Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, a global network of national and international legal organisations and bar associations. The day aims to draw attention to the plight faced by lawyers in the exercise…
Streikrecht bedroht – rechtliche Gegenstrategien
Europäische Arbeitsrechtskonferenz, 28. Februar und 1. März 2025,DGB, Ingeborg-Tönnesen-Saal, Keithstraße 1, 10787 Berlin Hinweis: Die Konferenz ist für Präsenzteilnahme aktuell ausgebucht. Sie können sich anmelden für Online-Teilnahme Das Programm auf Deutsch – Das Programm auf Englisch – Das Programm auf Spanisch In Europa und auf anderen Kontinenten sehen sich Beschäftigte und ihre Gewerkschaften vielfältigen Bedrohungen…
THE LEGAL STRUGGLE IN SUPPORT OF THE PALESTINE CAUSE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
16 November 2024, 09.00 – 13.00 CET Abandoibarra Etorbidea 3 Street . Bilbao 48009 (Venue: Bizkaia Aretoa EHU-UPV) Download the programme – in Basque language Introduction: The Palestinian legal struggle has gained renewed significance in the wake of the 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UNGA Resolution of September 17,…
International Fair Trial Day and the Ebru Timtik Award, 14 June 2024, Manila – Programme and online registration
Save the Date and Register International Fair Trial Day Conference and the Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony 14 June 2024, 10:00 – 17:30 PHT /04.00am – 11.30am CET / 3am – 10.30am GMT Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines In-person & online eventRegistration: HERE Event Overview and detailed…
International Fair Trial Day – 14 June 2024 – Focus country: The Philippines
In 2021, a group of lawyers and lawyers’ organisations came together to establish an annual International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) to be observed every year on 14 June. This initiative is supported by more than 100 legal associations across the world, all of which are committed to the vital importance of the right to a…
Political Prisoners: Isolation, ill-treatment and torture, 11 April 2024, 14.00 – 17.00 CET, Brussels
Jointly organized by ELDH, AED and MAF-DAD Hosted by: Massimiliano Smeriglio Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Location: Brussels, European Parliament, Room: ASP3G3 Opening speeches: Video message: Mauro Palma Former Chair of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) Keynote Speeches: Download the programme Media
The Case of Julian Assange – ELDH Webinar – 21 February 2024, 18.30 CET / 5.30pm GMT
Register now – Access detailshttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85241006112?pwd=N2lnL2NxaUprUFNRV0h4SFhOY20xQT09 Meeting ID 852 4100 6112Passcode 590060 The Assange case is one of the worst judicial scandals in the universe of so-called human rights states. Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblowing platform WikiLeaks, is still is still being held in a high-security maximum security prison in southeast London in the…
Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 24 January 2024 – in solidarity with lawyers in IRAN
The report (in English, in French, in Italian) – The Petition (in English, in French, in Italian – Turkish) The Joint Statement (in English) – Invitation Press Conference (in English) International law expressly recognizes the unique role that lawyers play in any society by according to them special protections as guardians of justice for all….