18 Turkish lawyers sentenced to long prison terms
European Lawyers: A travesty of justice – 18 Turkish lawyers sentenced to long prison terms, 159 Years, 1 Month, 30 Days in Total Download the statement of ELDH, AED-EDL, DSF-AS …
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Madrid – Supreme Court: Catalan referendum case
On Tuesday, 12 February 2019, the Catalan Referendum Case hase started before the Spanish Supreme Court. In this trial former Catalan ministers, pro-independence activists, and the former parliament speaker Oriol …
European Labour Law Conference – 15 and 16 February 2019 – Documentation
Documentation of the European Labour Law Conference New forms of labour and new structures of enterprises – challenges for labour law, 15 and 16 February 2019 Frankfurt/M., IG Metall Headquarter, …
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – in solidarity with lawyers in Turkey – summary of activities in 2019
Day of the Endangered Lawyer 24 January 2019, several of the ELDH member associations or individual members have organised or participated in the protests outside Turkish embassies or consulates (Ankara, …
European Labour Law Conference – New forms of labour and new structures of enterprises – challenges for labour law
15. und 16. Februar 2019
(save the date – register now) 15 and 16 February 2019 Frankfurt/M., IG Metall Headquarter, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str- 79 Friday, 15 February 2019, 13h30 – 18h30 and Saturday, 16 February 2019, 09h00 …
The state of emergency is over – Stop political trials against lawyers – Release lawyers from pre-trial detention
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 …
ELDH – Solidarity Statement for the Stansted 15
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 …
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 24 January 2019
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 …
Condemnation and Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos in the Philippines
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 …
Recent decisions of the European Courts concerning Turkey
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 …