Imprisoned lawyers in Turkey: how can we show solidarity?
Zoom meeting – 2nd April 2020
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Amicus Curiae observations of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers On the Court’s Territorial Jurisdiction in Palestine
SITUATION IN THE STATE OF PALESTINE Download the Amicus Curiae which was submitted to the PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER I of the International Criminal Court on 16 March 2020
ELDH Statement: New mass arrests of lawyers in Turkey: European lawyers’ grave concern
The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) is gravely concerned at the news, that on 12 March 2020, 10 lawyers were arrested and later detained, and their homes and those of another 3 lawyers and offices were searched (7 in Urfa, 5 in Diyarbakır and one in Şirnak province). The following …
European Lawyers: Refugees at the Greek border are victims of EU and Turkish complicity *
On 1 March 2020 the Greek Government unilaterally invoked Article 78.3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), announcing that it would not accept new asylum applications for one month and that those who attempt to enter illegally would be turned back. These measures were in response to the Turkish Government’s …
Déclaration commune sur la situation des réfugiés en Grèce
Les signataires ont pris connaissance de la récente décision du gouvernement grec d’augmenter les mesures de dissuasion aux frontières au niveau maximal, de ne plus enregistrer de demandes d’asile pendant un mois et de renvoyer vers leur pays d’origine ou de transit toute personne tentant d’entrer en Grèce de façon irrégulière, suite à l’annonce des …
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 24 January 2020 – PAKISTAN
The tenth annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer will focus on Pakistan, on 24 January 2020 The basic report on the situation of lawyers in Pakistan + download – Basic report on the situation of lawyers in Pakistan The Petition – Day of the Endangered Lawyer (available on 24 January 2020) + download …
EJDM fordert: Gemeinnützigkeit der VVN anerkennen
Düsseldorf, 15. Dezember 2019 Pressemitteilung – update (PDF-Datei herunterladen) JDM fordert: Gemeinnützigkeit der VVN anerkennen In den letzten Monaten haben sich die Fälle gehäuft, in denen Vereinen in Deutschland die überwiegend schon lange anerkannte Gemeinnützigkeit durch die Finanzämter entzogen wurde. Eines der Opfer dieser repressiven Politik ist die 1947 gegründete Bundesvereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes …
Joint Press release: We call for the immediate Stop of Police and Judicial Cooperation with the Turkish Republic!
Dowload the press release in English Download the press release in German Turkey’s recent history has been marked by the destruction of internal standards of the rule of law and external aggression and war crimes contrary to international law. Neither the bombing of its own civilian population in 2015 and 2016 nor the transformation of …
Statements against the conviction of Catalan politicians and civil society activists
ELDH Statement: ELDH condemns the conviction of Catalan politicians and civil society activists – A travesty of justice Download ELDH Statement Download letter concerning the attacks on lawyer Gonzalo Boye (defense lawyer of the Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont and some of his former ministers) The letter was sent to the Mr. Diego García-Sayán, United Nations …
European Fact-finding mission to clarify the circumstances leading to the conviction of 18 Turkish lawyers
At the Silivri Prison Camp the lawyers delegation had the opportunity to talk to 4 convicted CHD lawyers who are detained in Silivri: Selçuk Kocağaçlı (sentenced to 11 years and 3 months), Behiç Aşçı (sentenced to 12 years) and Barkın Timtik (sentenced to 18 years and 9 months) , Ebru Timtik (senteced to 13 years …