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 …
Die englische Rechtsanwältin Gareth Peirce hat den diesjährigen Hans-Litten-Preis erhalten. Der Preis wurde der Menschenrechtsanwältin auf der Festveranstaltung der VDJ anlässlich des 40-jährigen Bestehens der Vereinigung am 15.09.2012 in Frankfurt/ Main für ihren jahrzehntelangen unnachgiebigen Einsatz für die Verteidigung fundamentaler Menschenrechte vor Gericht, gegen Justizunrecht und gegen Pervertierung des Rechts verliehen. Die VDJ würdigt mit …
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) Conférence Internationale des Barreaux de Tradition Juridique Commune (CIB) Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe (FBE) European Democratic Lawyers (EDL / AED) European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) International Association of People’s Lawyers Sollicitors International Human Rights Group (UK) Lawyers for Lawyers (Netherlands) Lawyer’s …
EJDM Stellungnahme Die EJDM ist äußerst besorgt über die andauernde Verhaftungswelle in der Türkei. Etwa 8.000 PolitikerInnen, GewerkschafterInnen, JournalistInnen, KünstlerInnen, StudentInnen, MenschenrechtsaktivistInnen sowie deren RechtsanwältInnen wurden Opfer von Massenverhaftungen in der Türkei seit 2009. Die meisten wurden im Zusammenhang mit der sogenannten KCK Operation der türkischen Regierung verhaftet. Die KCK ist die Union der kurdischen …
The documentation of the conference in Brussels (Dutch and French) organized by the Progress Lawyers Network (PLN) supported by The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) and The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL)
On this page the papers presented at the conference will be published as soon as they are available Colombia – 1 Colombia – 2 Dagestan Palestine Philippines Russia Pictures taken at the conference by the official photographer Ripon Ray can be regarded under: Photos – Human Rights Defenders
International Conference 24th February 2012, London in the Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre Post 9/11 and in an age where States continually seek to control their citizens and curtail any challenge to their authority, the challenges faced by those working on behalf of vulnerable people are escalating. In light of this and the increasing …
Düsseldorf / London – February 2012 In 2011 ELDH published two statements concerning the legalization of SORTU (1). ELDH stated that it “regards the foundation of the political party SORTU as opening up a real chance for transition to a peaceful and democratic solution of the conflicts in the Basque Country. This new party SORTU …
REPORT European lawyers have protested all over Europe – in Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bilbao, Brussels, Düsseldorf, The Hague, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rome, Seville, and other cities – against unfounded and unlawful arrests and obstruction of lawyers in Turkey. A short report on all activities on 24th January 2012
EUROPEAN LAWYERS PROTEST AGAINST UNFOUNDED AND UNLAWFUL ARRESTS AND OBSTRUCTION OF LAWYERS IN TURKEY European lawyers protest all over Europe – in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Brussels, Düsseldorf, The Hague, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rome, Seville, Utrecht and other cities – against unfounded and unlawful arrests and obstruction of lawyers in Turkey. This year, the …