Urgent Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyer Naim Eminoğlu
Download the statement (in English) (in Turkish) We express our deep concern over the police operation conducted on the morning of 10 December 2026 against the People’s Law Office and the arrest of lawyer Naim Eminoğlu, a board member of the Progressive Lawyers‘ Association – (ÇHD) Istanbul Branch and an active member of the association’s…
Report – 50 years of Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara
CODESA – Press Release The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) announces the conclusion of its international campaign organized on the 50th anniversary of the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara.This campaign aimed to recall and denounce the continued perpetration by the Moroccan occupation force of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and…
ELDH condemns the US threat to close Venezuelan airspace
The declaration by U.S. President Donald J. Trump purporting to “close” Venezuelan airspace is not merely legally baseless—it is a blatant and unlawful assertion of extraterritorial authority, incompatible with the most fundamental principles of the international legal order. No State, under any circumstance short of a United Nations Security Council mandate or the express consent…
GUATEMALA: 23 international organizations express concern over the detention of lawyer Ramón Cadena
Download in English – Download in Spanish 14 November, 2025 Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD), Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia, Asociación de Abogadas y Abogados, Jueces y Fiscales de Derechos Humanos de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, and the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de España, which make up the…
Press Release: Joint International Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Western Sahara
Download in Arabic – in English – in French – in Spanish The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA), in partnership with the European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), held an international online conference on Thursday, 6 November 2025, via the Zoom platform, under the title: “50 Years of…
ELDH Statement on UN Security Council Resolution 2797 concerning Western Sahara
Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) has taken note of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797, adopted on 31 October 2025, extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). ELDH expresses its deep concern that, far from promoting a just and lasting…
ELDH Statement on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Obligations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) welcomes the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 22 October 2025, which clarifies Israel’s obligations as a Member State of the United Nations and as an occupying Power in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). The Court’s findings reaffirm…
ELDH Protest against the Interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla
The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) strongly condemns the unlawful interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla 45 miles off the coast of Gaza. The flotilla is a peaceful humanitarian mission delivering urgently needed food and medical supplies, protected under international law. As affirmed by the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024,…
ELDH Statement on the Drone Attacks Against the Humanitarian Flotilla to Gaza
Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) strongly condemns the recent drone attacks against the humanitarian flotilla delivering essential aid to the Gaza Strip. These attacks occurred in international waters, where the principle of freedom of navigation is guaranteed under Article 87(1)(a) of the United Nations Convention on the Law…