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Turkey: Top Court Upholds Rights Defender’s Life Term
Conviction of Osman Kavala and Four Others Needs Urgent International Response download statement in Turkish (Istanbul, October 10, 2023) – The prosecution of the rights defender and businessman Osman Kavala …
International Fair Trial Day – 2023 – Statement on Mexico
Joint Statement (download in English – in Spanish) Legal professional organizations, bar associations, and civil society organisations from Mexico and across the world who gathered for the 2023 International Fair …
ELDH Statement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) condemns the actions of the UK Government in proceeding to enact the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (the …
Expert opinion on why Turkey cannot be considered as a ‘safe third country’
The extended scope and application of the ‘safe third country’ concept is an essential component of the EU’s ‘New Pact on Migration and Asylum’ and the reform of the Common …
Rwanda Decision of the Court of Appeal (UK) 29 June 2023
Comment of the Rwanda decision of the Court of Appeal (UK) 29 June 2023 (download) UK. By a majority of 2:1 (Lord Chief Justice dissenting) the Court of Appeal held …
European Lawyers: grave concern at the prosecution of the human rights activist Oleg Orlov
Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 22 European countries, expresses its grave concern at the prosecution of the human rights activist …
No Criminalisation of Anti-Monarchists in UK
download the statement ELDH unequivocally condemns the arrests in London of anti-monarchist activists, hours before the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May. Graham Smith, CEO of Republic, …
Statement – Lawyer’s Day in Turkey
Download the statement On today’s Lawyers’ Day in Turkey, we send our solidarity greetings to the lawyers in Turkey who risk their freedom and lives to stand up for democracy, …
Northern Ireland – International Human Rights Mission 2022 – Report
International lawyers assert multiple breaches of human rights and international law by the UK Government in Northern Ireland ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It is …