THE INDEPENDENCE OF LAWYERS MUST BE RESPECTED, AND THEY MUST NOT BE IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR CLIENTS – FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, ESPECIALLY THAT OF ACADEMICS, MUST BE RESPECTED BY THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES.

ELDH Statement ELDH is highly alarmed by the new mass arrest of Turkish citizens. According to Turkish media 320 Turkish citizens have been detained this week. Among them are lawyers, academics, politicians and students. They are suspected by the Turkish authorities of supporting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). It seems very likely, according to reports …

Colloque – DISCRIMINATIONS PREVENIR ET GUERIR

VENDREDI 25 MARS 2016, 9h00 – 17h30 TOUR & TAXIS, Avenue du port 86/C – 1000 Bruxelles Toute personne a droit au travail, au libre choix de son travail, à des conditions équitables et satisfaisantes de travail et à la protection contre le chômage. Tous ont droit, sans aucune discrimination, à un salaire égal pour …

European Lawyers report Massive Human Rights Violations in Diyarbakir (Turkey) due to curfew – immediate international action needed

Press Release A delegation* of 10 lawyers from Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Italy visited Diyarbakir, Turkey, from 21st to 24th of January 2016 to monitor the impact of the curfew on the population. The mission was coordinated by two European lawyers’ organisations, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) and the …

DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 2016

Activities in solidarity with Honduran Lawyers, Judges and Prosecutors demonstrated in many European Cities and outside Europe On 22nd January in many European cities and outside Europe lawyers have organized protests in front of Honduran Embassies and Consulates, in solidarity with Honduran lawyers, judges and prosecutors who have been threatened, attacked and often murdered. 91 …

European Lawyers Delegation visits Diyarbakir

Press release A delegation of European lawyers will visit Diyarbakir from 21st to 24th January 2016. The 13 participants come from Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Austria. Two European lawyers’ organisations are supporting this initiative, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) and the European Democratic Lawyers (EDL) and also the “Unione …

International DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 22 January 2016

On 22nd January 2016, all over Europe, in solidarity the the lawyers and judges in Honduras protests will be organized outside Honduran Embassies and Consulates Since 2010 every year on or about  24 January protests are organized in front of embassies in solidarity with endangered lawyers, who are threatened, attacked, or even killed because they …

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA

ELDH Statement ELDH expresses deep concern at the humanitarian crisis which is taking place in Syria as a  result of the four and  half  year internal armed conflict, exacerbated by foreign interventions . We support the struggle of the Syrian people against ISIS, Al Nusra and all foreign interventions, none of which are in the …

Appell an die Europäischen Staaten für die Ratifizierung der Konvention des Europarats zur Verhütung und Bekämpfung von Gewalt gegen Frauen und häuslicher Gewalt

EJDM Appell Die Europäische Vereinigung von Juristinnen und Juristen für Demokratie und Menschenrechte in der Welt e.V. EJDM ruft die Europäischen Staaten auf, die Konvention des Europarats zur Verhütung und Bekämpfung von Gewalt gegen Frauen und häuslicher Gewalt (Istanbul-Konvention) zu ratifizieren, sofern sie es noch nicht getan haben. Die „Istanbul-Konvention“ wurde am 11. Mai 2011 …