Erklärungen – EJDM

UK Government amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill raise serious concerns about prosecutorial independence, judicial oversight and victims’ rights

ThSchmidt — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:59:26 +0000

Download the statement The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its grave concern regarding a number of UK Government amendments proposed during parliamentary consideration ...

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Defending and Strengthening the International Criminal Court – against US-Sanctions

ThSchmidt — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:52:27 +0000

Download the statement The ELDH condemns the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court. The Court and its officials urgently require appropriate protective measures, particularly from the States Parties to ...

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ELDH condemns death-threats against Fabio Marcelli

ThSchmidt — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:01:25 +0000

Download the Italian translation The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) strongly condemns the death threats directed against lawyer Fabio Marcelli, Co-President of our member ...

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ELDH Statement: HUNGER-STRIKE-OF-THE-GDEIM-IZIK-SAHRAWI-CIVILIAN-PRISONERS

ThSchmidt — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:22:06 +0000

Download the statement I. Immediate situation On 23 September 2026, nine Sahrawi civilian prisoners belonging to the Gdeim Izik group announced an open-ended hunger strike. Their principal demand is their ...

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EUROPEAN LAWYERS IN SOLIDARITY WITH RAJIV MENON KC!

ThSchmidt — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 23 European countries, are deeply concerned that the experienced and highly respected criminal defence barrister Rajiv Menon KC ...

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ELDH Statement on the Garvaghy Road Parade

ThSchmidt — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:02:51 +0000

Download the statement ELDH expresses its serious concern at the decision of the Parades Commission to permit an Orange Order procession along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, and at the ...

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Pakistan: End the cycle of detention and judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

ThSchmidt — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:16:35 +0000

Joint statement by international civil society organisations working on the protection of lawyers, human rights defenders and freedom of expression We, the undersigned international civil society organisations, express grave concern at ...

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ELDH Statement: Welcoming the New Turkish Legislation as a First Step Towards Peace

ThSchmidt — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:07:04 +0000

Download the statement We welcome the approval of the new legislation on disarmament and reintegration as an important and long-awaited first step towards addressing the Kurdish question and consolidating the ...

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Urgent International Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyers Semra Demir, Kürşat Bafra and Doğa İncesu

ThSchmidt — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:25:25 +0000

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the simultaneous pre-dawn police raids conducted in Ankara and Istanbul on the morning of June 23, 2026, which resulted in numerous ...

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ELDH mourns the passing of the lawyer Aurora D’Agostino

ThSchmidt — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:44:44 +0000

ELDH mourns the passing of the lawyer Aurora D’Agostino, co-President of the National Association of Democratic Jurists (Associazione Nazionale Giuristi Democratici, Italy) and member of the ELDH Executive Committee. For ...

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