The undersigned organisations, active in the field of democracy and human rights protection and promotion, are deeply concerned about the ongoing case before the Constitutional Court in Turkey regarding closure of the opposition party. HDP was founded on October 15, 2012 and has since been a vital part of political life in Turkey. Our organisations …
Download the ELDH Press Release ELDH condemns the abject failure of the United Kingdom to investigate and prosecute murders which took place 30 and more years ago ELDH, with individual members and lawyers’ associations in 21 European countries, shares the “deep concern” and “profound concern” expressed by the 1428th Meeting on 8-9 March 2022 of …
Download statement ELDH Statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine The ELDH condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014 and intensifying since February 24, 2022. This military incursion is unjustifiable. It constituted a violation of the UN Charter’s prohibition of the use of force (Article 2(4), and of the territorial …
download the statement The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) is gravely concerned at the recent criminal trial in Spain of the ETA spokesperson Iratxe Sorzabal. We note that it was she who announced the end of ETA’s armed activity, and led to its dissolution. On 7-8 January 2022 the Special …
Download the Press Release The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (“the ELDH”) condemns the involvement of agents of the British Government in the killing of 11 people in South Belfast, as confirmed by the release of the Operation Achille Report on 8 February 2022. The ELDH strongly supports the right in …
20 January 2022 London: Day of the Endangered Lawyer (DEL) Online Seminar, 20 January 2022, 16h00 – 17h30 CET / 15h00 – 16h30 GMT (organised by The Law Society for England and Wales) https://events.lawsociety.org.uk/ClientApps/Silverbear.Web.EDMS/public/default.aspx?tabId=37&id=2963&orgId=1&guid=94c9b42c-fe22-46d9-9d9e-6e9bfa5ebbe2 Berlin: Zur Situation von Anwältinnen und Anwälten in Kolumbien- Online-Seminar with the Colombian human rights lawyers Zoraida Pedraza und German Romero, …
download the statement The human tragedy at the EU border with Belarus is yet another example of the EU’s failed refugee policy. The criminal treatment of refugees in Croatia recently revealed by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), the countless drowned refugees in the Mediterranean and recently in the English Channel, and …
Since 2009, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer has taken place on 24 January in multiple cities, countries, and continents across the globe. 24 January was chosen as the annual International Day of the Endangered Lawyer because on this day in 1977, four lawyers and a co-worker were murdered at their address at Calle Atocha 55 …
Sexual and gender-based violence (including domestic violence, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, genital mutilation, trafficking, discriminatory legislation, repudiation, deprivation of their children) pushes many women, girls and LGBTIQA+ people to flee their countries and seek asylum in Europe. These people are almost systematically exposed to violence and exploitation along the migration route: sexual violence by smugglers …
ELDH will try to send observers to the following trials. These trials are observed by many lawyers from different organisations in Europe. Colleagues who wish to participate in the trial observation should get into contact with ELDH: Email ELDH Guide on Trial Observations UN Basic principles on the role of lawyers PEN Norway: The study …