Network “European Lawyers for Workers“ ELW has been founded
Labour Lawyers all over Europe may join The founding document of the Network “European Lawyers for Workers“ ELW Aims of the Network 1. The aim of the Network is to support workers, workers representatives (for example works councils) and trade unions in advancing their interests. The Network promotes the transfer of knowledge among its members…
EJDM Erklärung zur vierten Änderung der ungarischen Verfassung
Die Europäischen Juristinnen und Juristen für Demokratie und Menschenrechte äußern schwere Besorgnis hinsichtlich der jüngsten Änderungen in der ungarischen Verfassung durch die mit Zweidrittelmehrheit regierende Fidesz-Partei und die Christdemokraten am 11. März 2013. Diese Veränderungen drohen die bereits stark angegriffen demokratischen Strukturen des ungarischen Staates weiter zu beschädigen. Sie verletzen sowohl die Werte der Charta…
FACT-FINDING MISSION IN TURKEY
7th till 11th March 2013 Press Release Fact-Finding Mission in Turkey A group of 8 lawyers from different European Countries (Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Switzerland), from Egypt, and the U.S.A. are visiting Turkey from 7th till 12th March to investigate the circumstances of the recent wave of arrests of lawyers and trade unionist. The lawyers…
Protest against new wave of mass arrests of Turkish Lawyers
Press Release European Lawyers Protest against new wave of mass arrests of Turkish Lawyers ELDH expresses its utmost concern about the new mass arrests of Lawyers in Turkey. According to the Turkish media police forces launched raids in seven provinces early this morning against the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), an organisation which is listed…
PROTESTS AGAINST MASS TRIALS IN TURKEY
ELDH Statement (update) After observing several KCK mass trials in Istanbul ELDH has updated its statement against ongoing arrests and mass trials in Turkey. The ELDH statement (PDF)
Freiheit für die iranische Rechtsanwältin Nasrin Sotoudeh
Pressemitteilung zum Tag der Menschenrechte am 10.12.2012 Mehrere Organisationen kritisieren die Haftbedingungen für Nasrin Sotoudeh und fordern deren Freilassung. Heute am Tag der Menschenrechte rufen mehrere Organisationen die iranische Führung zur Freilassung und zum Schutz der Rechtsanwältin Nasrin Sotoudeh auf. Frau Sotoudeh ist seit 26 Monaten im Iran auf Grund ihrer Menschenrechtsarbeit in Haft. Aufgrund…
EUROPEAN LAWYERS PROTEST AGAINST THE ABOLISHMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT
ELDH Press Release As Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights we express deep worries about the current attempts of the Egyptian administration to establish a non-secular constitution and to restrict basic Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and Independence of Justice. On the 22nd of November 2012 President Morsi issued a constitutional declaration which leaves all…
Statement of IADL – Israel / Palestine
IADL CONDEMNS ILLEGAL ISRAELI AGGRESSION IN GAZA IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS AND CALLS UPON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO END ISRAEL’S IMPUNITY AND TO TAKE CONCRETE ACTIONS TO END THE VIOLENCE. The folllowing statement has been issued by the International Association of Democratic lawyers (IADL): The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), with consultative status…
Observation of the trial against 46 lawyers
6th November 2012, Instanbul (Silivri) Joint declaration of the undersigning organisations: We, as international lawyers representing the undersigned organisations, were in Silivri (Turkey) to observe the continuation of the trial of our colleagues: 46 Kurdish lawyers and 3 members of their staff. We summarise our concerns around the following issues; The first hearing for this…
Laudatory Speech for Gareth Peirce
by Prof. em. Dr. Norman Paech, Hamburg Laudation for Gareth Peirce (solicitor, London) on the Occasion of the Awarding of the Hans Litten Preis in 2012 Frankfurt am Main, 15 September 2012 Dear Gareth Peirce, dear colleagues, dear friends may I warmly welcome all of you to Frankfurt and to the German member organization of…