We, members of the European lawyers organisations, ELDH and EDL, would like to denounce the criminalisation and harassment of Human Rights defenders, lawyers and political activists by the Spanish authorities. Despite the fact that since years Basque parties, institutions and civil society are immersed in a process towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict and …
On 17th September 2013 the 8th hearing in the “KCK-Lawyers-Trial” in Silivri (near Istanbul) took place. The 50 defendants, 46 lawyers, 3 employees and a journalist are accused of running a terrorist organisation (KCK as part of PKK) or of membership in the same organisation. The KCK or Union of Communities in Kurdistan is a …
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 …
ELDH Statement on Syria The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 18 European countries, is absolutely opposed to the proposed use of illegal force by Western powers against the Syrian regime. The US government is leading a call for military action against Syria which will of necessity kill civilians, with …
Civil society statement Over 50 international lawyers, human rights, civil rights and civil society groups and networks say the actions of certain EU member states in response to Snowden’s revelations contradict the EU’s stated commitment to democracy, human rights and international law. The refusal of entry into their airspace by certain European states for the …
ELDH Statement one year after the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) is gravely concerned about the situation of Basque prisoners and detainees in Spain and France. Despite the fact that ETA declared the definitive cessation of its armed activities in 2011, …
Seit einigen Wochen ist in der Türkei eine verschärfte, von staatlicher Seite praktizierte, brutale Unterdrückung bürgerlicher Freiheitsrechte – insbesondere auf freie Meinungsäußerung und Versammlungsfreiheit – zu beobachten. Sie überschreitet alle rechtsstaatlichen Grenzen und verletzt auf grobe Weise türkisches Recht wie auch internationale Verträge, welche von der Türkei ratifiziert wurden. Hunderte Demonstrant_innen, Unbeteiligte, Journalist_innen und Anwält_innen …
“… 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 …
Presseerklärung Gestern, am 11 Juni 2013, wurden nach den vorliegenden Informationen im Çağlayan Gericht in Istanbul wenigstens 47 Anwältinnen und Anwälte durch die Polizei gewaltsam verhaftet. Sie saßen in der Halle des Gerichtsgebäudes in Solidarität mit der Demonstration im Gezi Park und verteilten eine Presseerklärung. Die meisten von ihnen wurden bei ihrer Festnahme von der …
Statement of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) the European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and the League of Human Rights (Holland) The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 18 European countries, the Commission “Défense de la défense” of the European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and …