Kurdistan – ELDH

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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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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European Lawyers report Massive Human Rights Violations in Diyarbakir (Turkey) due to curfew – immediate international action needed

Friedrich Bonnmann — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:11:20 +0000

Press Release A delegation* of 10 lawyers from Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Italy visited Diyarbakir, Turkey, from 21st to 24th of January 2016 to monitor the impact of the curfew on the population. The mission was coordinated by two European lawyers’ organisations, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) and the ...

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Mass trials against lawyers in Turkey going on

Friedrich Bonnmann — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:37:59 +0000

KCK Lawyers Trial, next hearing on 22nd October 2015, in Istanbul In November 2011, 46 lawyers were arrested in simultaneous police raids in many Turkish cities as part of the so-called KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations, anti-terror operations that have seen over 8.000 journalists, trade unionists, politicians, deputies, local coucillors and mayors http://peaceinkurdistancampaign.wordpress.com/resources/pik-campaign-statements/trials-and-tribulations-in-turkey/ arrested since ...

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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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Minderheitenschutz, Selbstbestimmungsrecht und Autonomie – Zu den rechtlichen Grundlagen für eine Lösung der kurdischen Frage in der Türkei

Friedrich Bonnmann — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:07:36 +0000

Fachgutachten von Prof. Dr. iur. Norman Paech / Dr. Sebahattin Topcuoğlu Dowload as PDF-file

Trial Observation on 20th June 2013 in Silivri (Istanbul)

Friedrich Bonnmann — Sat, 25 May 2013 09:06:36 +0000

Next hearing in the trial against 46 lawyers The “lawyers’ trial” is one of three mass trials which started in July 2012 in Istanbul. There are many mass trials in other Turkish towns, all are related to the “KCK operation” of the Turkish Government with about 8.000 arrests. Turkish Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin, in ...

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Observation of the trial against 46 lawyers

Friedrich Bonnmann — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:16:38 +0000

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 ...

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