Erklärungen & Publikationen
update ELDH is gravely concerned at the arrest of the President of the progressive Turkish lawyers association ÇHD, Selçuk Kozağaçlı, who is also a member of the ELDH Executive Committee. ELDH is still more concerned at reports that Selçuk Kozağaçlı was beaten by police during his arrest. Selçuk Kozağaçlı is well known as a human …
IZMIR, TURKEY, Friday 22 September 2017 Academic Freedom Under Threat from Commodification, Privatisation and Authoritarian Populism Lecture held by Professor Bill Bowring, ELDH President download PDF file
Declaration of 7 lawyers’ organisation – Demonstrations in 7 European countries in front of Turkish embassies ELDH demands the release of detained Turkish lawyers Another 14 members of the Progressive Lawyers Association CHD were detained in Turkey by decision of the judge on 21 September 2017, after 9 days police custody: Lawyers Didem Ünsal, Aytaç …
Presseinformation – 12. September 2017 Heute früh wurden in der Türkei 18 türkische Anwältinnen und Anwälte aus Istanbul und Ankara verhaftet. Die Telefone und Computer von zwei weiteren Anwält*innen wurden bei dieser Polizeiaktion beschlagnahmt. Der Gründe für die Verhaftungen sind nicht bekannt. Es ist in der Türkei aktuell auch nicht üblich, dass diese bekannt gegeben …
BHRC has today released a Statement of Concern to the British Ambassador in Poland, raising serious concern over proposed changes to the Polish judiciary. The changes would give the Polish government substantial influence over the appointment of judges, eroding the independence of the judiciary and threatening the rule of law in Poland. In a joint press …
ELDH Statement ELDH is utmost concerned about articles in the Turkish press in which the Turkish lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, who is also member of the ELDH Executive Committee, is defamed and accused of crimes in a way which violates international and European law as well as the “International principles of conduct of journalists” by the …
Letter to the Minister of Justice of Ukraine Download the letter (PDF-File) Report on the trial observation on 5 July 2017 in Kiev
European Labour Law Conference – Florence, 12- 13 May, 2017 Pictures taken at the conference Video recording of most of the speeches held at the conference ELW Press Release The speakers and their papers as far as available (link to the ELW website)
Letter to H.E. Ms Nikki Haley Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary United States Mission to the United Nations As we have outlined to you in previous letters, the lack of progress in ending the occupation of Western Sahara is untenable. We remain dismayed by the failure of the UN Security Council to protect the men, women …
Over 200 lawyers, law students, legal workers and legal organizations have come together to sign the following letter in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Additional signatures are welcome – you may sign on at the form, or send your signature to . *** http://www.nlginternational.org/2017/04/letter-of-support-for-palestinian-hunger-strikers-from-lawyers-legal-workers-law-students-and-legal-organizations/ *** We, the undersigned lawyers, legal organizations, law …