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Joint Statement of International Protest Condemning Turkey’s Arrest of Naim Eminoğlu and Doğa İncesu of the Progressive Lawyers Association (“ÇHD”)

Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bologna, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Colmar, Cologne, Dhaka, Dusseldorf, Gaza, Grenoble, Harlem, London, Madrid, Manila, Mytilini, New Delhi, New York, Nicosia, Paris, Ramallah, Roma, Tokyo–  5 July 2024 Download the statement +++ The undersigned bar associations, law societies, and lawyers’ rights organizations – representing tens of thousands of lawyers from …

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RELEASE NEW CALEDONIAN ANTI COLONIAL ACTIVISTS

On 19 June 2024, French authorities apprehended and arrested several CCAT members in New Caledonia and later deported seven of them to France. These included: Their initial interrogation occurred on 22 June. Later that night, the detainees were removed by private charter to France for pre-trial detention.  According to the local prosecutor Yves Dupas the …

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Solidarity with writer Arundhati Roy and Prof. Showkat

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) with Members in 22 european countries stands in solidarity with Arundhati Roy and Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain. and vehemently condemns the decision of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor to prosecute them under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Indian Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has sanctioned  the prosecution …

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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 …

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Report – International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) 2023 – Mexico

Mexico: eighteen international civil society organizations released a report of the 2023 International Fair Trial Day and of the Ebru Timtik Award. On June 14, 2023, around 300 human rights lawyers, judges, reporters, and associations worldwide attended online and in-person to the third edition of the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) and Ebru Timtik Award. …

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Trial observations

Germany case concerning alleged DHKP-C membershipReport in German Greece Homayoun Saberata case – concerning alleged smuggling of aliensPreliminary Report Pylos 9 case – concerning alleged membership in a criminal organisation, facilitating unauthorised transport of foreigners in the Greek territory and causing the shipwreck that resulted in hundreds of people losing their livesPress Release Moria 6 …

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Freedom of expression – solidarity with Charlotte Kates

ELDH Condemns the ongoing attacks on the freedom of expression of those protesting against Israel  and   the arrest and charges  brought against IADL Bureau member  and NLG International Committee Organizer, Charlotte Kates   The arrest, detention and charge of Ms. Kates, is a clear example of the ongoing  criminalisation of those who choose to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian  people in their struggle for self-determination and against Israeli occupation, apartheid and  genocide Ms. Kates, who is also the International Coordinator for the Palestinian prisoner solidarity  network Samidoun, was apprehended in Vancouver while commuting home after having participated in the  establishment of a Palestine solidarity encampment at the University of British Columbia. She was subsequently charged with “public incitement of hatred” and “wilful promotion of  hatred” for a speech she delivered on 26 April.   Detaining and …

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