https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-laws-against-domestic-abuse-fail-to-protect-women/a-55717911 The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention), of May 2011, is an important legal instrument for the reduction …
On October 30, a severe earthquake hit the Turkish metropolis of Izmir. Over 2,000 buildings were either destroyed or damaged. 14 people lost their lives, including 3 lawyers*, more than …
On November 11, the ÇHD I criminal case, which started in 2013, will continue at the 1st instance, before the 18th Heavy Penal Court in Istanbul. The victims of this …
The Pact on Migration and Asylum published on 23 September 2020, provides a framework to facilitate and justify the obstruction of access to asylum procedures, unlawful returns and refoulement. Although …
The following statement was issued by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL), and the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) …
ELDH is deeply concerned about reports from 28 July 2020[1] that the Serbian government suspects numerous human rights organizations in Serbia of money laundering and terrorist financing. A total of …
On 15 and 16 October 2020 a very well attended video conference with about 650 registrations was organised by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), the European Lawyers for Workers …
Excellency,As representatives of human rights organisations, civil society andsolidarity groups from Germany, we are writing to ask you and allMembers of the Security Council to take the necessary measuresfor a …
Independence, Impartiality and the ECHR: Court President Robert Spanó’s recent controversial visit to Turkey Dr Özgür Heval Çınar (member of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers) Today the European Court …
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