International Conference Friday (26.4.): Konsul-Hackfeld-Haus, Birkenstr. 34, 28195 Bremen Saturday (27.4)/ Universität Bremen, Zentrum für Europäische Sunday (28.4.): Rechtspolitik, Universitätsallee, GW1, 28359 Bremen From 26th to 28th April 2013 the international conference „Quo Vadis NATO – Challenges for Democracy and Law“will take place in Bremen. The Main organizer of this event is the German section …
Basque lawyers under threat – General report – 24th January 2013 Lawyers once again have denounced the situation of the endangered lawyers and protested all over Europe. The III International Day of Endangered Lawyer is in this year 2013 taking the case of the Basque Lawyers. Just few days before the endangered lawyers day a …
Labour Lawyers all over Europe may join The founding document of the Network “European Lawyers for Workers“ ELW Aims of the Network 1. The aim of the Network is to support workers, workers representatives (for example works councils) and trade unions in advancing their interests. The Network promotes the transfer of knowledge among its members …
Die Europäischen Juristinnen und Juristen für Demokratie und Menschenrechte äußern schwere Besorgnis hinsichtlich der jüngsten Änderungen in der ungarischen Verfassung durch die mit Zweidrittelmehrheit regierende Fidesz-Partei und die Christdemokraten am 11. März 2013. Diese Veränderungen drohen die bereits stark angegriffen demokratischen Strukturen des ungarischen Staates weiter zu beschädigen. Sie verletzen sowohl die Werte der Charta …
10ème COLLOQUE ANNUEL le 15 mars 2013 PROGRESS Lawyers Network Maison des Associations Internationales Rue Washington 40, 1050 BRUXELLES Sous l’Ancien Régime, la prison n’était qu’une mesure transitoire en attente du châtiment: peine de mort et autres peines corporelles. Aujourd’hui la prison s’est imposée comme la peine centrale au sein du système répressif. Les prisons …
7th till 11th March 2013 Press Release Fact-Finding Mission in Turkey A group of 8 lawyers from different European Countries (Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Switzerland), from Egypt, and the U.S.A. are visiting Turkey from 7th till 12th March to investigate the circumstances of the recent wave of arrests of lawyers and trade unionist. The lawyers …
Press Release European Lawyers Protest against new wave of mass arrests of Turkish Lawyers ELDH expresses its utmost concern about the new mass arrests of Lawyers in Turkey. According to the Turkish media police forces launched raids in seven provinces early this morning against the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), an organisation which is listed …
European lawyers demand: Basque lawyers in Spain must enjoy the free exercise of their professional duties During the last two decades more than 20 Basque lawyers in Spain have been kept in pre-trial detention, several of them up to almost 2 years. All the arrested lawyers were charged with terrorist crimes connected with ETA, or …
ELDH Statement (update) After observing several KCK mass trials in Istanbul ELDH has updated its statement against ongoing arrests and mass trials in Turkey. The ELDH statement (PDF)
Pressemitteilung zum Tag der Menschenrechte am 10.12.2012 Mehrere Organisationen kritisieren die Haftbedingungen für Nasrin Sotoudeh und fordern deren Freilassung. Heute am Tag der Menschenrechte rufen mehrere Organisationen die iranische Führung zur Freilassung und zum Schutz der Rechtsanwältin Nasrin Sotoudeh auf. Frau Sotoudeh ist seit 26 Monaten im Iran auf Grund ihrer Menschenrechtsarbeit in Haft. Aufgrund …