Turkey

Erklärung – Prozessbeobachtung in Istanbul – 46 Anwältinnen und Anwälte angeklagt

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 …

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PROTEST GEGEN ANHALTENDE VERHAFTUNGEN IN DER TÜRKEI

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 …

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Presentations at the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS Conference – 24th February 2012

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

The Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 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 …

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Europäische Juristinnen und Juristen fordern: PKK VON DER TERRORLISTE DER EUROPÄISCHEN UNION STREICHEN

Appell europäischer Juristinnen und Juristen Der Appell (pdf) Eine großen Anzahl von Juristenorganisationen in Europa fordert, dass die PKK von der Terrorliste der Europäischen Union gestrichen wird. Die Juristenorganisationen vertreten Juristinnen und Juristen in 18 europäischen Ländern. Sie fordern darüber hinaus, dass diese EU Terrorliste vollständig abgeschafft wird, insbesondere weil sie rechtsstaatlichen Ansprüchen nicht gerecht …

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Trial observation in Ankara

A joint delegation of lawyers from Belgium, Italy and Switzerland, organized by ELDH and IADL, will visit Ankara for a trial observation. They are mandated by ELDH, two of them also by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), to observe the trial before the criminal court of Ankara against Selçuk Kozağaçlı, member of the …

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Excessive police violence at Labour Day 2008 in Istanbul

Letter concerning Excessive police violence at Labour Day in Istanbul Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister Republic of Turkey Ankara TURKEY 28 May 2008   Dear Mr. Prime Minister, The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights ELDH strongly protests against the violence used by Turkish riot police and security forces against …

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Eren Keskin sentenced 2008

Letter concerning the sentence of Eren Keskin Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Sahin Adalet Bakanligi 06659 Kisilay Ankara, TÜRKEI 8 April 2008 Dear Minister, ELDH notes with great concern that the lawyer Eren Keskin – who received the Hans Litten Price from the German lawyers association VDJ in the year 2000 for her courageous work …

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