Press Release on British Collusion in Ireland
Download the Press Release The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (“the ELDH”) condemns the involvement of agents of the British Government in the killing of 11 …
Declarations
Erklärungen & Publikationen
RESTORE REFUGEE RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE EU BORDER WITH BELARUS
download the statement The human tragedy at the EU border with Belarus is yet another example of the EU’s failed refugee policy. The criminal treatment of refugees in Croatia recently …
FOR AN EFFECTIVE RECOGNITION OF THE SPECIFIC GROUNDS FOR ASYLUM FOR WOMEN, GIRLS AND LGBTIQA+ PEOPLE
Sexual and gender-based violence (including domestic violence, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, genital mutilation, trafficking, discriminatory legislation, repudiation, deprivation of their children) pushes many women, girls and LGBTIQA+ people to flee …
ELDH Statement on Israel’s declaration that six Palestinian civil society groups are “terrorist organisations”
Dowload the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) with members in 21 European countries, joins several United Nations Human Rights Special Rapporteurs, Amnesty International and Human …
ELDH condemns the fascist attack against the most important Italian trade union, CGIL.
Download the statement This attack took place as part of a strong and extremely worrying rise of the fascist, racist and homophobic right in Europe. As such it must not …
European Lawyers demand: No impunity for those responsible for ISIS crimes
Download statement ELDH is gravely concerned about several reports of cases in Turkey in which those responsible for ISIS crimes have not been adequately prosecuted and convicted. Just a few …
Solidarity with the former mayor of Riace, Domenico Lucano – Against the criminalisation of refugees and their supporters
Download the statement (PDF) ELDH condemns the decision of the Locri tribunal to inflict a criminal sentence of 13 years and two months on the former mayor of Riace, Domenico …
«An entire profession on trial»
Press release issued by the legal Fact Finding Mission, taking place in Istanbul from 15 September to 20 September, to monitor and observe current mass trials against lawyers in Turkey. …
EBRU TIMTIK – her struggle for fair trials is not forgotten
On the 27th of August 2020 we lost our colleague, sister and comrade EBRU TIMTIK, killed as a result of denial of justice by the Turkish regime, after 238 days on hunger …
European Lawyers demand: The Afghan people, victims of the previous Taliban regime, and of NATO occupation for the past 20 years, deserve all possible solidarity
20 years after the defeat of the Taliban regime at the hands of the US following 9/11, the people of Afghanistan were caught between the Middle East policies of the …