Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership (Joint Statement)
The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the prosecutor’s request for their conviction on terrorism charges are a damning reflection of the troubled state of the rule of law and democratic norms in Turkey today, 38 human rights and lawyers’ organisations said today. They called…
On the Illegal Act of Aggression by the United States Against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Download the statement We strongly and unequivocally condemn the acts of aggression carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. These actions constitute a grave and flagrant violation of international law, undermine the international legal order, and pose a serious threat to international peace and security. Violations of the United Nations…
Protest against the detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami
Tunisia: The international legal community condemns the detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami 16 December, 2025 The 23 undersigned legal organisations express their deep concern following the arbitrary detention and conviction on 2 December 2025 in Tunisia of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami, sentenced to five years in prison solely…
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…