DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2 – The normalization of the state of emergency and the situation of judiciary in Turkey Documentation of the available speeches (the list will be updated as soon as possible) Thomas Schmidt, ELDH Secretary General: General remarks on the human rights situation in Turkey Patrick Henry, Past President of the …
Second International Human Rights Academy of the Aegean, Nesin Maths Village, Şirince, Izmir, Turkey, 2 till 4 November 2018 The programme First Day Friday, November 2, 2018 09.00 – 09.30 Registration 09.30 – 10.00 Opening Speeches First Session: A Glance at Human Rights from Today’s Perspective The aim of the opening session is to look …
Konferenz – 20. Oktober 2018 im Karl-Liebknecht-Haus, Rosa-Luxemburg-Saal, Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, 10178 Berlin, 10.00 Uhr – 19.00 Uhr PROGRAMM: EINFÜHRUNGSREFERAT: 25 Jahre PKK-Verbot – Historie des Betätigungsverbots, politische und praktische Folgen Edith Lunnebach, Rechtsanwältin (sie war seinerzeit involviert in den großen „Düsseldorfer Prozess“ von Ende der 1980er Jahre) Mehmet Demir, kurdischer Politiker Monika Morres, Mitarbeiterin …
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2 – The normalization of the state of emergency and the situation of judiciary in Turkey 2nd International Conference | Istanbul in Turkey – 7-8-9 September 2018- ISTANBUL – Istanbul Bar Association – Orhan Adli Apaydin – Conference Hall İstiklal Caddesi Orhan Adli Apaydın Sokak Taksim, Istanbul The Programme Friday, …
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 …
Turkey and the ECtHR: (In)effective Remedies from Strasbourg Report of the Conference held on 5 March 2018 Table of contents Conference sponsors Conference programme Panelists Opening keynote and introduction Panel I: “Does the court provide an effective remedy to the citizens of turkey in applications concerning the events relating to the attempted coup and the …
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 their organisations will be held in Paris (France) on 15 and 16 March 2018. A panel of judges will examine an indictment served …
Letter to the Turkish Prime Minister Letter of concern: the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkey banning strikes in the metal industry download the letter (PDF) Mr. Prime Minister, I am writing this letter to you on behalf of ELDH www.eldh.eu, which represents lawyers in 21 European countries, to urge you to withdraw …
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, …
ELDH Statement (in Turkish as PDF download, see below) Too often progressive lawyers are the target of arbitrary state violence and oppression. They are oppressed because they defend workers, trade unionists, political activists, alleged terrorists, and victims of state violence. They are oppressed because they fight for the upholding of human rights and labour law. …