ThSchmidt – EJDH

ELDH Statement: HUNGER-STRIKE-OF-THE-GDEIM-IZIK-SAHRAWI-CIVILIAN-PRISONERS

ThSchmidt — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:22:06 +0000

Download the statement I. Immediate situation On 23 September 2026, nine Sahrawi civilian prisoners belonging to the Gdeim Izik group announced an open-ended hunger strike. Their principal demand is their ...

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EUROPEAN LAWYERS IN SOLIDARITY WITH RAJIV MENON KC!

ThSchmidt — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 23 European countries, are deeply concerned that the experienced and highly respected criminal defence barrister Rajiv Menon KC ...

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ELDH Statement on the Garvaghy Road Parade

ThSchmidt — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:02:51 +0000

Download the statement ELDH expresses its serious concern at the decision of the Parades Commission to permit an Orange Order procession along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, and at the ...

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Pakistan: End the cycle of detention and judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

ThSchmidt — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:16:35 +0000

Joint statement by international civil society organisations working on the protection of lawyers, human rights defenders and freedom of expression We, the undersigned international civil society organisations, express grave concern at ...

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Trial against police officers for severe injury of a demonstrator, starting 16 September 2026, Barcelona

ThSchmidt — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:16:00 +0000

International Trial Observation on 16, 17 and 30 September and 1 October 2026 in Barcelona. Policia Nacional officers are charged with aggravated bodily harm by shooting a rubber bullet on ...

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Sezin Uçar case. First hearing 24 September 2026 in Istanbul

ThSchmidt — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Our colleague Sezin Uçar has been in pre-trial detention since 14 April 2026. Her first hearing will finally take place on 24 September 2026 at 14:00 before the Istanbul 26th High Criminal Court. ...

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ÇHD case, Next hearing on 7 October 2026, İstanbul

ThSchmidt — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Details will follow

Murat Çelik case. Next hearing on 9 November 2026, Istanbul.

ThSchmidt — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:11:56 +0000

Details will follow.

ELDH Statement: Welcoming the New Turkish Legislation as a First Step Towards Peace

ThSchmidt — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:07:04 +0000

Download the statement We welcome the approval of the new legislation on disarmament and reintegration as an important and long-awaited first step towards addressing the Kurdish question and consolidating the ...

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Urgent International Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyers Semra Demir, Kürşat Bafra and Doğa İncesu

ThSchmidt — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:25:25 +0000

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the simultaneous pre-dawn police raids conducted in Ankara and Istanbul on the morning of June 23, 2026, which resulted in numerous ...

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