Trial observations – Turkey – February 2026
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ELDH Statement on the Intensification of Unilateral Coercive Measures against Cuba
Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) strongly condemns the recent decision adopted by the United States administration under former President Donald Trump intensifying unilateral …
Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha and call for their immediate release and …
ELDH Statement: On the escalating violations of international law and the threat to Kurdish population in North and East Syria (Rojava)
Download the statement The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its grave concern over the renewed and escalating attacks against Kurdish populations in North …
Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership (Joint Statement)
The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the prosecutor’s request for their conviction on terrorism charges are a damning reflection …
On the Illegal Act of Aggression by the United States Against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Download the statement We strongly and unequivocally condemn the acts of aggression carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. These actions constitute a grave and …
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER, 24 January 2026 – Solidarity with our colleagues in the US
United States selected as focus country for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2026 The Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has designated the United States of …
Protest against the detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami
Tunisia: The international legal community condemns the detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami 16 December, 2025 The 23 undersigned legal organisations express their deep concern following the …
Urgent Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyer Naim Eminoğlu
Download the statement (in English) (in Turkish) We express our deep concern over the police operation conducted on the morning of 10 December 2026 against the People’s Law Office and …
Report – 50 years of Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara
CODESA – Press Release The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) announces the conclusion of its international campaign organized on the 50th anniversary of the Moroccan …