Erklärungen

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Action needed on Western Sahara

Letter to H.E. Ms Nikki Haley Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary United States Mission to the United Nations As we have outlined to you in previous letters, the lack of progress in ending the occupation of Western Sahara is untenable.  We remain dismayed by the failure of the UN Security Council to protect the men, women …

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Letter of Support for Palestinian Hunger Strikers from Lawyers, Legal Workers, Law Students and Legal Organizations

Over 200 lawyers, law students, legal workers and legal organizations have come together to sign the following letter in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Additional signatures are welcome – you may sign on at the form, or send your signature to . ***   http://www.nlginternational.org/2017/04/letter-of-support-for-palestinian-hunger-strikers-from-lawyers-legal-workers-law-students-and-legal-organizations/   *** We, the undersigned lawyers, legal organizations, law …

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Activity Report – DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER 2017

In solidarity with Egyptian lawyers In 2017 ELDH commemorated the Day of the Endangered Lawyer to lawyers in Egypt who were threatened and attacked because they defended human rights activists and victims of human rights violations. Prostests were organized in the following 10 countries: Austria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Turkey. The …

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Juristinnen und Juristen warnen vor Entstehung faschistischer Diktatur in der Türkei

Aufruf Europäischer Jurist*innen – andere Jurist*innen Organisationen und individuelle Jurist*innen sind aufgerufen zu unterzeichnen Die komplette Ausschaltung der politischen Opposition in einer Gesellschaft, und insbesondere der demokratischen Kräfte, ist ein typisches Kennzeichen für die mögliche Entstehung einer faschistischen Diktatur. Schon seit Jahren werden in der Türkei schwerwiegende Menschenrechtsverletzungen und die Missachtung demokratischer Grundsätze festgestellt. Dies …

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For the ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention)

ELDH – Appeal to European States – 25th November 2016, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) calls upon European states to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention), …

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ELDH report on the activities of the Lesvos Legal Centre

ELDH executive member Carlos Orjuela, as well as jurists from Sweden, France and a lawyer form the US have chosen to open a legal clinic, assisting a Greek lawyer in providing legal information, advice, assistance and representation. They were based in the Mosaik Support Centre, a project in the centre of Mytilini which provides services …

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No extradition of Turkish Soldiers to Turkey

ELDH Statement A significant legal and political case is under way in Greece regarding the eight Turkish military officers who surrendered themselves in Greece and sought asylum following the attempted military coup in Turkey. They sought shelter in Greece after participating in the coup attempt by a faction of the Turkish military and were then …

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European Lawyers appeal to annul bill lifting immunities of Turkish MP

ELDH[i] is highly alarmed concerning the vote in Turkey’s parliament which approved a bill to amend the Constitution to strip Members of Parliament of their immunity from prosecution, a move that paves the way for the trials of pro-Kurdish and other opposition members of parliament. If the President approves the amendments they will put 138 …

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