AFTER THE TREATY OF LISBON – EUROPEAN UNION CLOSER TO THE CITIZENS?

12.-13.11.10 Sofia, Bulgaria

International Conference (languages: Bulgarian, English, German)   organized by the Bulgarian Union of Jurists in cooperation with ELDH   with support of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria Among the speakers are: Alexandar Arabadjev (Judge at the European Court of Justice, Luxemburg) Prof. Michelle Everson, England Christo Christev (Assistant) Prof. Andreas Fisahn, Germany Prof. …

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Protest against Israeli military attack on Gaza aid flotilla

European Lawyers demand legal and political consequences The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) denounces in the strongest terms the military attack by Israeli military forces on the Gaza aid flotilla in international waters, and the killing of at least 16 peaceful demonstrators. See BBC World News “Deaths as Israeli …

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People(s) In Motion

04.-05.06.10 Belfast (University of Ulster)

Self Determination – Right to Secession? International conference organized by ELDH together with the Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Belfast Supported by Campaign against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) This one day international conference, drawing together experts from Europe and beyond, will engage with the highly controversial issues surrounding the contemporary exercise of the right of peoples …

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ELDH Human Rights Mission to Basque Country

Report on the ELDH Human Rights Mission to Basque Country, 25th till 28th March 2010, Donostia ELDH Participants: Professor Bill Bowring (ELDH President), Thomas Schmidt (ELDH General Secretary) Organizer: BEHATOKIA, Iratxe UrizarThis report is the result of a four days visit to the Basque Country. Due to the excellent preparation and organization, including detailed documentation, …

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Report on a Human Rights mission to Colombia

Report on the mission to Colombia, February 9 – 25, 2009, by Fabio Marcelli, Rome 1. Background The initiative to organize a mission to Colombia by European jurists and journalists has been taken by the Movimiento de Victimas de Crimenes de Estado (MOVICE) with the collaboration of Peace Brigades International (PBI). The delegation has been …

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Die Aggressionen sofort beenden – Die Zivilbevölkerung schützen – Die Kriegsverbrecher bestrafen

Erklärung Europäischer Juristinnen und Juristen zu Gaza Mit Entsetzen haben die Menschen in der ganzen Welt die Bombardierung von Wohnsiedlungen, Schulen und Krankenhäusern ebenso wie UNO-Einrichtungen durch die israelische Armee in Palästina verfolgt. Vielfach wurden die Raketenangriffe der Hamas gegen die israelische Zivilbevölkerung als Auslöser für die militärische Aggression Israels dargestellt. Inzwischen ist jedoch bekannt, …

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