European Union, Brexit – the future of workers’ rights
Documentation with the available speeches European Conference, 11th November 2017, London, Diskus Centre at Unite, 128 Theobald’s Road, Holborn, London, WC1X 8T Confererence handout with the available CV and abstracts Some pictures taken during the conference (download) 09h30 – 10h00 Opening John Hendy Q.C., Institute for Employment Rights IER Rose Keeping, Regional Industrial Officer, Unite the Union…
ELDH demands the immediate release of lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı
update ELDH is gravely concerned at the arrest of the President of the progressive Turkish lawyers association ÇHD, Selçuk Kozağaçlı, who is also a member of the ELDH Executive Committee. ELDH is still more concerned at reports that Selçuk Kozağaçlı was beaten by police during his arrest. Selçuk Kozağaçlı is well known as a human…
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACADEMY OF THE AEGEAN – Academic Freedom
IZMIR, TURKEY, Friday 22 September 2017 Academic Freedom Under Threat from Commodification, Privatisation and Authoritarian Populism Lecture held by Professor Bill Bowring, ELDH President download PDF file
ELDH demands the release of detained Turkish lawyers
Declaration of 7 lawyers’ organisation – Demonstrations in 7 European countries in front of Turkish embassies ELDH demands the release of detained Turkish lawyers Another 14 members of the Progressive Lawyers Association CHD were detained in Turkey by decision of the judge on 21 September 2017, after 9 days police custody: Lawyers Didem Ünsal, Aytaç…
18 türkische Anwältinnen und Anwälte heute früh verhaftet
Presseinformation – 12. September 2017 Heute früh wurden in der Türkei 18 türkische Anwältinnen und Anwälte aus Istanbul und Ankara verhaftet. Die Telefone und Computer von zwei weiteren Anwält*innen wurden bei dieser Polizeiaktion beschlagnahmt. Der Gründe für die Verhaftungen sind nicht bekannt. Es ist in der Türkei aktuell auch nicht üblich, dass diese bekannt gegeben…
BHRC raises concern over potential changes to the Polish judiciary
BHRC has today released a Statement of Concern to the British Ambassador in Poland, raising serious concern over proposed changes to the Polish judiciary. The changes would give the Polish government substantial influence over the appointment of judges, eroding the independence of the judiciary and threatening the rule of law in Poland. In a joint press…
The press should respect the law and the “International principles of conduct of journalists” by the International Federation of Journalists
ELDH Statement ELDH is utmost concerned about articles in the Turkish press in which the Turkish lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, who is also member of the ELDH Executive Committee, is defamed and accused of crimes in a way which violates international and European law as well as the “International principles of conduct of journalists” by the…
Concern regarding the banning of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU)
Letter to the Minister of Justice of Ukraine Download the letter (PDF-File) Report on the trial observation on 5 July 2017 in Kiev
Documentation – European Labour Law Conference – Social dumping and recent challenges for labour law in Europe – regaining the initiative
European Labour Law Conference – Florence, 12- 13 May, 2017 Pictures taken at the conference Video recording of most of the speeches held at the conference ELW Press Release The speakers and their papers as far as available (link to the ELW website)
Action needed on Western Sahara
Letter to H.E. Ms Nikki Haley Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary United States Mission to the United Nations As we have outlined to you in previous letters, the lack of progress in ending the occupation of Western Sahara is untenable. We remain dismayed by the failure of the UN Security Council to protect the men, women…