ELDH statement – European Lawyers declare (download PDF-File) From 10 to 14 September 2018 the first hearings took place in the new trial of 20 Turkish lawyers before the 37th Heavy Penalty Court in Istanbul. At the end of the fifth day of the trial, the court decided to release all 17 lawyers from pre-trial …
ELDH – Solidarity Statement_Stansted 15 (download) On 28 March 2017, 15 activists, known as the Stansted 15, physically prevented the departure of a chartered aircraft intended to deport individuals from the UK to Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. It is the activists’ case that some of the people on the flight were at risk of …
The next Day of the Endangered lawyer will take place on the 24th of January 2019. The focus will be on the very difficult situation that lawyers in Turkey are facing. This is not the first time that we are focusing on Turkey, however, as you all know, the lawyers’ situation is becoming worse in …
ELDH Statement Condemnation and Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos in the Philippines The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its Strong Condemnation and Collective Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos. Benjamin Tarug Ramos, 56, Secretary General of the National Union of People’s …
European Court of Human Rights Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2), ECHR 395 (2018), 20 Nov. 2018 Judgment Selahattin Demirtas v. Turkey (no. 2) – several violations of the Convention The Court found that it had been established beyond reasonable doubt that the extensions of Mr Demirtaş’s detention, especially during two crucial campaigns, namely the …
Die aktuell verfügbaren Vorträge und Präsentationen von der Konferenz am 4.5.2013 (wird vervollständigt) Eröffnung Thomas Gebauer, Geschäftsführer Medico International, Frankfurt: In die Flucht getrieben – Ursachen in den Ursprungsländern, Verantwortung der EU 1.Themenblock : VERHINDERTE FLUCHTVERSUCHE – IMMIGRATION ALS STRAFTAT, GNADE Karl Kopp, Pro Asyl, Frankfurt :Tödliche Barrieren Marianna Tzeferakou, Rechtsanwältin, Athen, Griechenland: Am südlichen …