Human Rights

EUROPEAN LAWYERS CONDEMN CONTINUED ILLEGAL DETENTION AND TORTURE BY THE US AT GUANTANAMO

Statement of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) the European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and the League of Human Rights (Holland) The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 18 European countries, the Commission “Défense de la défense” of the European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and …

↓EUROPEAN LAWYERS CONDEMN CONTINUED ILLEGAL DETENTION AND TORTURE BY THE US AT GUANTANAMO

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

21.06.13 Istanbul, Turkey

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 …

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

DER FREMDE ALS FEIND? – HEIMATLOS, AUSGEGRENZT

Die aktuell verfügbaren Vorträge und Präsentationen von der Konferenz am 4.5.2013 (wird vervollständigt) Eröffnung Thomas Gebauer, Geschäftsführer Medico International, Frankfurt: In die Flucht getrieben – Ursachen in den Ursprungsländern, Verantwortung der EU 1.Themenblock : VERHINDERTE FLUCHTVERSUCHE – IMMIGRATION ALS STRAFTAT, GNADE Karl Kopp, Pro Asyl, Frankfurt :Tödliche Barrieren Marianna Tzeferakou, Rechtsanwältin, Athen, Griechenland: Am südlichen …

↓DER FREMDE ALS FEIND? – HEIMATLOS, AUSGEGRENZT

Brief an den türkischen Justizminister

Strafprozess gegen den Präsidenten der Istanbuler Anwaltskammer und seine VorstandskollegInnen wegen angeblichen Versuchs, die Mitglieder des Gerichts zu beeinflussen, Anklageschrift vom 30.1.2013 Die EJDM ist schwer  besorgt über die Strafverfolgung des Präsidenten der Istanbuler Anwaltskammer, Doz. Dr. Ümit KOCASAKAL, sowie seiner VorstandskollegInnen, wegen des angeblichen Versuchs die Mitglieder des Gerichts zu beeinflussen, Anklageschrift vom 30.1.2013. …

↓Brief an den türkischen Justizminister

MIGRANTS – OUTLAWS EVERYWHERE / THE ALIEN AS AN ENEMY? HOMELESS, EXCLUDED

03.-04.05.13 Berlin

European Conference with simultaneous translation: English – German   4th May 2013, 09h30 – 18h00, Berlin ver.di Headquarter (near Ostbahnhof), ver.di – Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft – United Services Union, Paula-Thiede-Ufer 10, 10179 Berlin, www.verdi.de Das Programm PDF 09h00 -Entrance, Registration Welcome and introduction to the conference 09h30 : Opening speech: «  Thomas Gebauer, Frankfurt, Medico International: …

↓MIGRANTS – OUTLAWS EVERYWHERE / THE ALIEN AS AN ENEMY? HOMELESS, EXCLUDED

“Quo Vadis NATO? – Challenges for Democracy and Law”

26.-27.04.13 Bremen

International Conference Friday (26.4.): Konsul-Hackfeld-Haus, Birkenstr. 34, 28195 Bremen Saturday (27.4)/ Universität Bremen, Zentrum für Europäische Sunday (28.4.): Rechtspolitik, Universitätsallee, GW1, 28359 Bremen From 26th to 28th April 2013 the international conference „Quo Vadis NATO – Challenges for Democracy and Law“will take place in Bremen. The Main organizer of this event is the German section …

↓“Quo Vadis NATO? – Challenges for Democracy and Law”

Enfermer et jeter la clé? Sens et non-sens de la prison

14.-15.03.13 Bruxelles

10ème COLLOQUE ANNUEL le 15 mars 2013 PROGRESS Lawyers Network Maison des Associations Internationales Rue Washington 40, 1050 BRUXELLES Sous l’Ancien Régime, la prison n’était qu’une mesure transitoire en attente du châtiment: peine de mort et autres peines corporelles. Aujourd’hui la prison s’est imposée comme la peine centrale au sein du système répressif. Les prisons …

↓Enfermer et jeter la clé? Sens et non-sens de la prison

Protest against new wave of mass arrests of Turkish Lawyers

Press Release European Lawyers Protest against new wave of mass arrests of Turkish Lawyers ELDH expresses its utmost concern about the new mass arrests of Lawyers in Turkey. According to the Turkish media police forces launched raids in seven provinces early this morning against the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), an organisation which is listed …

↓Protest against new wave of mass arrests of Turkish Lawyers

Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 24th January 2013

24.12.12-25.01.13 Various European Cities

European lawyers demand: Basque lawyers in Spain must enjoy the free exercise of their professional duties During the last two decades more than 20 Basque lawyers in Spain have been kept in pre-trial detention, several of them up to almost 2 years. All the arrested lawyers were charged with terrorist crimes connected with ETA, or …

↓Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 24th January 2013