Human Rights and Democracy in the context of EU Enlargement – Western Balkan perspectives

International Conference – With speakers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey Friday, 6th June 2014, 10:30 – 18:30, Belgrade Centre for cultural decontamination. http://www.czkd.org/?lang=en  , Birčaninova 21, 11000 Beograd Programme: (as PDF file) 10:00  Registration (for registration send an email to your contact details) 10:30 …

Next hearings in mass trials against lawyers in Turkey

ELDH demands the immediate end of political motivated mass trials in Turkey Istanbul Bar Association, Executive Board on trial (10 lawyers accused) The President and the Board of the Istanbul Bar Association were acquitted on 24 February 2014 of the charge of unlawfully influencing the court in the Balyoz (sledgehammer) trial. Meanwhile prosecution has appealed. …

Politische Strafverfahren gegen Anwältinnen und Anwälte in der Türkei

Informations- und Diskussionsveranstaltung:   3. Dezember 2013, 19h00, Düsseldorf, im Heinrich-Heine-Institut, Bilker Straße 12-14   Mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln erreicht man das Institut von den Haltestellen Heinrich-Heine-Allee (Linien U 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79); Benrather Straße/ Kasernenstraße (703, 706, 712, 713, 715); Poststraße (704, 709, 719) jeweils in wenigen Minuten. Drei Massenverfahren gegen Anwältinnen und …

The Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2014 – HANDS OFF COLOMBIAN LAWYERS

24th January 2014 focussed on Colombia where lawyers have been a victim of state or private violence Lawyers all over Europe and in other countries protest on 24th January 2014 in Ankara, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bilbao, Brussels, Douala, Düsseldorf, The Hague, Istanbul, Izmir, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Quito, Rome, Seville, and Stockholm will show …

Hans-Litten-Prize Awarding to Gareth PEIRCE

“… if there was only injustice and no resistance …” (quoted from the poem of Bertold Brecht “To Posterity”) On occasion of its 40th anniversary VDJ, the German member association of ELDH, will award the Hans-Litten-Prize to the English solicitor Gareth Peirce 15th September 2012, 18h30 – 20h00 in the Literaturhaus, Frankfurt (Main), Schöne Ausssicht …

MIGRANTS – OUTLAWS EVERYWHERE / THE ALIEN AS AN ENEMY? HOMELESS, EXCLUDED

European Conference with simultaneous translation: English – German   4th May 2013, 09h30 – 18h00, Berlin ver.di Headquarter (near Ostbahnhof), ver.di – Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft – United Services Union, Paula-Thiede-Ufer 10, 10179 Berlin, www.verdi.de Das Programm PDF 09h00 -Entrance, Registration Welcome and introduction to the conference 09h30 : Opening speech: «  Thomas Gebauer, Frankfurt, Medico International: …

“Quo Vadis NATO? – Challenges for Democracy and Law”

International Conference Friday (26.4.): Konsul-Hackfeld-Haus, Birkenstr. 34, 28195 Bremen Saturday (27.4)/ Universität Bremen, Zentrum für Europäische Sunday (28.4.): Rechtspolitik, Universitätsallee, GW1, 28359 Bremen From 26th to 28th April 2013 the international conference „Quo Vadis NATO – Challenges for Democracy and Law“will take place in Bremen. The Main organizer of this event is the German section …

Enfermer et jeter la clé? Sens et non-sens de la prison

10ème COLLOQUE ANNUEL le 15 mars 2013 PROGRESS Lawyers Network Maison des Associations Internationales Rue Washington 40, 1050 BRUXELLES Sous l’Ancien Régime, la prison n’était qu’une mesure transitoire en attente du châtiment: peine de mort et autres peines corporelles. Aujourd’hui la prison s’est imposée comme la peine centrale au sein du système répressif. Les prisons …