European Labour Law Conference – 15 and 16 February 2019 – Documentation
Documentation of the European Labour Law Conference New forms of labour and new structures of enterprises – challenges for labour law, 15 and 16 February 2019 Frankfurt/M., IG Metall Headquarter, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str- 79 • Friday, 15 February 2019, 13h30 – 18h30 and • Saturday, 16 February 2019, 09h00 – 13h00 At the conference participated labour law…
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – in solidarity with lawyers in Turkey – summary of activities in 2019
Day of the Endangered Lawyer 24 January 2019, several of the ELDH member associations or individual members have organised or participated in the protests outside Turkish embassies or consulates (Ankara, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, The Hague, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Padua, Rome, Vienna). Many other lawyers associations organised protests inside and outside Europe (Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Bordeaux,…
The state of emergency is over – Stop political trials against lawyers – Release lawyers from pre-trial detention
ELDH statement – European Lawyers declare (download PDF-File) From 10 to 14 September 2018 the first hearings took place in the new trial of 20 Turkish lawyers before the 37th Heavy Penalty Court in Istanbul. At the end of the fifth day of the trial, the court decided to release all 17 lawyers from pre-trial…
ELDH – Solidarity Statement for the Stansted 15
ELDH – Solidarity Statement_Stansted 15 (download) On 28 March 2017, 15 activists, known as the Stansted 15, physically prevented the departure of a chartered aircraft intended to deport individuals from the UK to Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. It is the activists’ case that some of the people on the flight were at risk of…
Condemnation and Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos in the Philippines
ELDH Statement Condemnation and Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos in the Philippines The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its Strong Condemnation and Collective Outrage at the Murder of People’s Lawyer Ben Ramos. Benjamin Tarug Ramos, 56, Secretary General of the National Union of People’s…
Recent decisions of the European Courts concerning Turkey
European Court of Human Rights Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2), ECHR 395 (2018), 20 Nov. 2018 Judgment Selahattin Demirtas v. Turkey (no. 2) – several violations of the Convention The Court found that it had been established beyond reasonable doubt that the extensions of Mr Demirtaş’s detention, especially during two crucial campaigns, namely the…
Documentation – 2nd International Conference in Turkey – 7-8-9 September 2018- ISTANBUL
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…
INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS CAMPAIGN (IADL Statement) To: Ms. Fatou Bom Bensouda, Office of The Prosecutor (OTP), the International Criminal Court Download the full letter 1. Mindful that ‘disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind’,[i] 2. Guided by the ‘Nürnberg Principles’[ii] and stressing in…
ELDH demands the immediate release of CHD lawyers from prison
Since November 2017 Selçuk KOZAĞAÇLI, the president of ÇHD, the Progressive Lawyers Association has been detained in pre-trial solitary confinement in the Silivri prison camp. He is suffering as a result of the isolation. His repeated demands for occasional contact with other prisoners have been rejected. Selçuk KOZAĞAÇLı is accused together with 19 other ÇHD…
Is the State of Emergency Inquiry Commission, established by Emergency Decree 685, an effective remedy?
Article by Kerem Altıparmak Download the article (PDF-file)