European Conference – Rights and Freedoms in Turkey: Law, Prisons, and the Kurdish Issue
June 13, 2023, European Parliament/Strasbourg ( In person event) Download the invitation
No Criminalisation of Anti-Monarchists in UK
download the statement ELDH unequivocally condemns the arrests in London of anti-monarchist activists, hours before the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6 May. Graham Smith, CEO of Republic, the leading anti-monarchist NGO, stated that as Republic prepared for a peaceful and lawful protest, he and a number of Republic’s team were arrested and …
Statement – Lawyer’s Day in Turkey
Download the statement On today’s Lawyers‘ Day in Turkey, we send our solidarity greetings to the lawyers in Turkey who risk their freedom and lives to stand up for democracy, the rule of law and human rights. We send our greetings to the lawyers of Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği (ÇHD and Özgürlükçü Hukukçular Derneği (ÖHD) who …
PRESS RELEASE – 22 March 2023
International lawyers assert multiple breaches of human rights and international law by the UK Government in Northern Ireland ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It is not the usual lawyers and activists based in Northern Ireland raising their concerns about human rights breaches by the UK Government in the region, but …
7th anniversary of the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement
in Turkish – in Greek March 18 2023 marks the 7th anniversary of the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement. In 2016, Turkey assumed the role of the European Union’s border guard. It received billions of Euros from the EU on the condition that it held migrants in Turkey and received those who were deported back. Turkey, however, …
European Conference – Franco’s ghost: the judicialisation of politics in Spain and Catalonia.“, 6 May 2023, Barcelona
Invitation Franco’s ghost: the judicialisation of politics in Spain and Catalonia.“, 6 May 2023, 09h45 – 14h00 Sala Cotxeres in the Palau Robert, Passeig de Gràcia, 107 08008 Barcelonahttps://palaurobert.gencat.cat/ca/inici/ With speakers from Catalonia/Spain, Basque Country/Spain, England, Ireland, Kurdistan/Turkey. The conference will be held in Catalan and English with simultaneous translation. >>Registration link The programme (below)
Mexico – Focus Country of the International Fair Trial Day 14 June 2023
Hold the Date and Call for Nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award 14 June 2023, Mexico City/Mexico Selection Criteria The IFTD conference will be held on June 14, 2023 in Mexico, and will be co-hosted by Mexico-based organisations. Further details of the agenda and the speakers who will participate in the conference will follow over …
Preliminary report of the international trial observers following the trial against four of the “Moria 6”
I Introduction§1 From 8 to 12 September 2020, several fires completely destroyed the severely overcrowded Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. One week after the fire, Notis Mitarakis, in his position as Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum, stated on CNN that six young men from Afghanistan had been arrested, and that these …
Turkey Earthquake Victims – Call for donations – for lawyers in Turkey
Our two member organizations in Turkey, Progressive Lawyers Association (CHD) and Lawyer Association of Freedom (ÖHD) have agreed with the Union of Bar Associations in Turkey (TTB) to conduct a fundraising campaign specifically for lawyers. If they survived and are not incapacitated, many of them are prevented from practicing their legal profession due to destruction …