ELDH – Solidarity Statement_Stansted 15 (download) On 28 March 2017, 15 activists, known as the Stansted 15, physically prevented the departure of a chartered aircraft intended to deport individuals from the UK to Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. It is the activists’ case that some of the people on the flight were at risk of …
The next Day of the Endangered lawyer will take place on the 24th of January 2019. The focus will be on the very difficult situation that lawyers in Turkey are facing. This is not the first time that we are focusing on Turkey, however, as you all know, the lawyers’ situation is becoming worse in …
ELDH Statement Condemnation and Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos in the Philippines The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its Strong Condemnation and Collective Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos. Benjamin Tarug Ramos, 56, Secretary General of the National Union of People’s …
European Court of Human Rights Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2), ECHR 395 (2018), 20 Nov. 2018 Judgment Selahattin Demirtas v. Turkey (no. 2) – several violations of the Convention The Court found that it had been established beyond reasonable doubt that the extensions of Mr Demirtaş’s detention, especially during two crucial campaigns, namely the …
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2 – The normalization of the state of emergency and the situation of judiciary in Turkey Documentation of the available speeches (the list will be updated as soon as possible) Thomas Schmidt, ELDH Secretary General: General remarks on the human rights situation in Turkey Patrick Henry, Past President of the …
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS CAMPAIGN (IADL Statement) To: Ms. Fatou Bom Bensouda, Office of The Prosecutor (OTP), the International Criminal Court Download the full letter 1. Mindful that ‘disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind’,[i] 2. Guided by the ‘Nürnberg Principles’[ii] and stressing in …
Second International Human Rights Academy of the Aegean, Nesin Maths Village, Şirince, Izmir, Turkey, 2 till 4 November 2018 The programme First Day Friday, November 2, 2018 09.00 – 09.30 Registration 09.30 – 10.00 Opening Speeches First Session: A Glance at Human Rights from Today’s Perspective The aim of the opening session is to look …
Konferenz – 20. Oktober 2018 im Karl-Liebknecht-Haus, Rosa-Luxemburg-Saal, Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, 10178 Berlin, 10.00 Uhr – 19.00 Uhr PROGRAMM: EINFÜHRUNGSREFERAT: 25 Jahre PKK-Verbot – Historie des Betätigungsverbots, politische und praktische Folgen Edith Lunnebach, Rechtsanwältin (sie war seinerzeit involviert in den großen „Düsseldorfer Prozess“ von Ende der 1980er Jahre) Mehmet Demir, kurdischer Politiker Monika Morres, Mitarbeiterin …
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2 – The normalization of the state of emergency and the situation of judiciary in Turkey 2nd International Conference | Istanbul in Turkey – 7-8-9 September 2018- ISTANBUL – Istanbul Bar Association – Orhan Adli Apaydin – Conference Hall İstiklal Caddesi Orhan Adli Apaydın Sokak Taksim, Istanbul The Programme Friday, …
Since November 2017 Selçuk KOZAĞAÇLI, the president of ÇHD, the Progressive Lawyers Association has been detained in pre-trial solitary confinement in the Silivri prison camp. He is suffering as a result of the isolation. His repeated demands for occasional contact with other prisoners have been rejected. Selçuk KOZAĞAÇLı is accused together with 19 other ÇHD …