Agenda of the 1st International Fair Trial Day and Ebru Timtik Award
14 June 2021 15.00 – 17.15 CEST N.B. – This event will be accessible both for participants and viewers: Participants: can join the event with access to the live translation …
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International Memorial Event for Ebru Timtik: A life dedicated to the struggle – 5 April 2021, 18.30 pm (CEST) – 19.30 pm (TR)
On the Day of Lawyers (Turkey), the international legal community gather together to commemorate Ebru Timtik who passed away after a 238-days hunger strike with the demand of a fair …
JUSTICE FOR EL HIBLU 3 – A reminder of the second anniversary of the rescue and subsequent detention of young migrants called El Hiblu 3
In Malta, three young migrants risk life imprisonment for having helped fellow asylum seekers to escape and be rescued from the serious risk of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, rape, …
Threat of HDP ban: European lawyers demand credible EU response
Download PDF A few days ago Turkey’s Chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court filed an indictment seeking dissolution of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). The indictment accuses HDP leaders …
Women’s rights are human rights – change for a feminist future – Statement of ELDH on the International Women’s Day
Roughly one year into a devastating global health crisis, it became more obvious than ever how gender is an important factor when it comes to the access to human rights. …
Next hearing in the criminal trial of those accused of killing lawyer Tahir Elçi – letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Quick Response Desk Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Office at Geneva 8-14 Avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland E-mail: 2 March2021 FOR THE …
International Fair Trial Day and the Ebru Timtik Award – Hold the Date – 14 June, 2021
The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial every individual risks becoming the victim of …
Convicted Catalan politicians – political solution necessary
Since the 2017 independence referendum there has been a criminalisation of Catalan pro-independence politicians and activists for sedition and related charges resulting in heavy prison sentences. In a politically biased …
LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATIONS DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF TURKISH LAWYER OYA ASLAN
To the president of Istanbul 37. Heavy Penal Court No: 2020/247 Düsseldorf, Barcelona, Vienna, Brussels. 11.01.2020 LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATIONS DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF TURKISH LAWYER OYA ASLAN We, the undersigned …
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER 2021 – AZERBAIJAN
The DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER 2021 focusses on Azerbaijan. Protests and seminars will be organised in solidarity with human rights lawyers in Azerbaijan. The DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER …