WOMEN FIGHTING BACK: INTERNATIAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES

International Women’s Conference, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November 2015, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, SE1 0AA PROGRAMME Saturday 28 November 2015 09:30 – 10:00 Registration/Coffee 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome Note: Liz Davies (UK) Honorary Vice-Chair of the Haldane Society and Housing Rights Lawyer. 10:30 – 12:00 Panel Discussion: Migrant and Refugee Women …

Mass trials against lawyers in Turkey going on

KCK Lawyers Trial, next hearing on 22nd October 2015, in Istanbul In November 2011, 46 lawyers were arrested in simultaneous police raids in many Turkish cities as part of the so-called KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations, anti-terror operations that have seen over 8.000 journalists, trade unionists, politicians, deputies, local coucillors and mayors http://peaceinkurdistancampaign.wordpress.com/resources/pik-campaign-statements/trials-and-tribulations-in-turkey/ arrested since …

UNDER PRESSURE OF THE TROIKA – THE IMPACT ON COLLECTIVE LABOUR RIGHTS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND IRELAND

Invitation to the European Labour Law Conference – 17th of October 2015 – Madrid – SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE – and register now with your name, profession, contact details by email ! Download the Invitation with the draft programme ***** European Labour Law conference UNDER PRESSURE OF THE TROIKA – THE IMPACT ON …

Mass Trials against Lawyers in Turkey

Next oppotunities for trial observations The next hearing of the “KCK Lawyers Trial” (46 accused lawyers) will be 7th and 8th May 2015 again in Istanbul. The next hearing of the “ÇHD or DHKP-C Lawyers Trial” will be 13th and 14th May 2015 in Istanbul Trial observations are important to collect information about these trials, …

EUROPEAN CITIZENS WITHOUT DEFENCE – ACCESS TO JUSTICE

International Colloquium organized by: ALA – Asociación Libre de Abogados, AED/EDL European Democratic Lawyers in collaboration with ELDH European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights enue: SAVIA SOLAR – Sala de conferencias : Calle Escuadra, 11, 28012 Madrid, saviasolar.org/contacto/ Programme download the programme (PDF English version) (PDF French version) (PDF Spanish version) …

THE RIGHT TO STRIKE: a threatened democratic right?

Colloquium, 20th March 2015, European Parliament ı Conference Room JAN 2Q2, Wiertzstraat 60 ı 1047 BRUSSELS Programme (details see invitation folder – PDF-File) – registration necessary before the 6th March 2015 progresslawevents.net/en/home/ 8.30 WELCOME 9.00 – 10.40 SESSION 1 The right to strike and the right to collective action: Genesis and current developments 11.00 -12.20 …

DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 2015

Friday, 23rd January 2015 Activities all over Europe in solidarity for the Philippine lawyers In 2015 on the fifth DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER (after 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014) protest will be organized together by the European Association of Democratic Lawyers AED-EDL http://www.aeud.org/ the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights …

Western Sahara – Referendum NOW!

International Meeting of Experts – Promoting the Political Process 12th and 13th December, Berlin A&O Hotel and Hostel Berlin Hauptbahnhof Lehrter Straße 12, 10557 Berlin, Germany UN General Assembly 1966 “Invites the adminmistering Power to determine at the earliest possible date, in conformity with the aspirations of the indigenous people of Spanish Sahara and in …

6 YEARS OF AUSTERITY AND THE IMPACT ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Invitation to the International Conference Saturday, 15th November 2014, 09h00 – 17h00 Maison de l’Europe 35-37 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris, France 0900 Entrance, registration Morning 09h30 Welcome: Jean Luc Wabant, Lawyer Lille/Paris, SAF, ELW-Coordinating Committee 10h00 Prof. Keith Ewing (Kings College London), Introduction – Collective Bargaining in times of Austerity 10h45 Isabelle Schoemann …

HANS-LITTEN-PRIZE AWARDING 2014

The Hans-Litten-Prize 2014 will be awarded to the CHD President Selçuk KOZAĞAÇLI Saturday, 17th May 2014, 14h00 – 18h00 Littenstrasse 9, 10179 Berlin, in the building of the German Federal Bar Association, BRAK Every two years the HANS-LITTEN-PRIZE is awarded by the German Association of Democratic Lawyers (VDJ) www.vdj.de , the German member association of …