Anti-Terror-Politics – ELDH

Our Colleagues should be acquitted: Peaceful protest shall not be criminalized as terrorism propaganda!Our Colleagues should be acquitted:

ThSchmidt — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:37:37 +0000

Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) with members in 22 European countries, is gravely concerned at the probable outcome of the hearing at the Istanbul 13th Heavy Criminal Court which is due to take place on 30 November 2023. On October 10, 2015, a bomb attack organized by ISIS ...

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Political trials against lawyers and political activists in Turkey and other countries

ThSchmidt — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:09:00 +0000

ELDH will try to send observers to the following trials. These trials are observed by many lawyers from different organisations in Europe. Colleagues who wish to participate in the trial observation should get into contact with ELDH: Email ELDH Guide on Trial Observations UN Basic principles on the role of lawyers PEN Norway: The study ...

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Political trials against lawyers and political activists in Turkey and other countries

Friedrich Bonnmann — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 14:09:19 +0000

hier Termin und Ort eintragen ELDH will try to send observers to the following trials. These trials are observed by many lawyers from different organisations in Europe. Colleagues who wish to participate in the trial observation should get into contact with ELDH: trialobservation@eldh.eu ELDH Guide on Trial Observations UN Basic principles on the role of ...

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Presentation of the Verdict of the Judges of Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Turkey and the Kurds

Friedrich Bonnmann — Fri, 25 May 2018 09:17:45 +0000

Presentation of the Verdict of the Judges of Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Turkey and the Kurds at the European Parliament, Brussels, 24 May 2018 A session of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal on alleged violations of international law and international humanitarian law by the Turkish Republic and its officials in their relations with the Kurdish people and ...

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ELDH calls on the EU and the EU member states – to condemn the Turkish attack on Afrin (Northern Syria)

Friedrich Bonnmann — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:58:28 +0000

Appeal of European Lawyers download the ELDH statement (PDF-file) the statement of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers IADL ELDH calls on the EU, and all other world powers, to condemn Turkey’s unprovoked attack on the people of Afrin in Syria. This amounts to a war crime (aggression) and commission of crimes against humanity. Afrin, ...

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ELDH demands the immediate release of lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı

Friedrich Bonnmann — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:42:29 +0000

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 ...

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ELDH demands the release of detained Turkish lawyers

Friedrich Bonnmann — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:49:47 +0000

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 ...

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Juristinnen und Juristen warnen vor Entstehung faschistischer Diktatur in der Türkei

Friedrich Bonnmann — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:45:53 +0000

Aufruf Europäischer Jurist*innen – andere Jurist*innen Organisationen und individuelle Jurist*innen sind aufgerufen zu unterzeichnen Die komplette Ausschaltung der politischen Opposition in einer Gesellschaft, und insbesondere der demokratischen Kräfte, ist ein typisches Kennzeichen für die mögliche Entstehung einer faschistischen Diktatur. Schon seit Jahren werden in der Türkei schwerwiegende Menschenrechtsverletzungen und die Missachtung demokratischer Grundsätze festgestellt. Dies ...

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THE INDEPENDENCE OF LAWYERS MUST BE RESPECTED, AND THEY MUST NOT BE IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR CLIENTS – FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, ESPECIALLY THAT OF ACADEMICS, MUST BE RESPECTED BY THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES.

Friedrich Bonnmann — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:03:37 +0000

ELDH Statement ELDH is highly alarmed by the new mass arrest of Turkish citizens. According to Turkish media 320 Turkish citizens have been detained this week. Among them are lawyers, academics, politicians and students. They are suspected by the Turkish authorities of supporting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). It seems very likely, according to reports ...

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Curfew Reports on Cizre and Silvan

Friedrich Bonnmann — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 07:35:51 +0000

Reports of lawyers and other observers 1. Lawyers Delegation to Cizre, ELDH has been represented by Lawyer Barbara Spinelli from Bologna The report on the lawyers Delegation to Cizre from 11 to 13 September 2015 (in Italian) The report on the lawyers Delegation to Cizre from 11 to 13 September 2015 (in English) 2. Lawyers ...

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