Turkey: Top Court Upholds Rights Defender’s Life Term
Conviction of Osman Kavala and Four Others Needs Urgent International Response download statement in Turkish (Istanbul, October 10, 2023) – The prosecution of the rights defender and businessman Osman Kavala and four codefendants in connection with mass protests a decade ago has been unfair and essentially a political show trial from the beginning, a group …
International Fair Trial Day – 2023 – Statement on Mexico
Joint Statement (download in English – in Spanish) Legal professional organizations, bar associations, and civil society organisations from Mexico and across the world who gathered for the 2023 International Fair Trial Day conference held in Mexico City on 14 June are united in our condemnation of the injustices and grievous human rights abuses and violations …
ELDH Statement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) condemns the actions of the UK Government in proceeding to enact the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (the Legacy Act) following Royal Assent on 18 September 2023. Members of ELDH conducted a fact-finding mission to Ireland in October 2022 as part of an …
Expert opinion on why Turkey cannot be considered as a ‘safe third country’
The extended scope and application of the ‘safe third country’ concept is an essential component of the EU’s ‘New Pact on Migration and Asylum’ and the reform of the Common European Asylum System. The ‘safe third country’ concept, in practice, allows asylum applications of people who have travelled through such a ‘safe third country’ to …
Rwanda Decision of the Court of Appeal (UK) 29 June 2023
Comment of the Rwanda decision of the Court of Appeal (UK) 29 June 2023 (download) UK. By a majority of 2:1 (Lord Chief Justice dissenting) the Court of Appeal held that it was unlawful to remove 10 asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be determined there as Rwanda is not a safe country …
Conférence européenne sur le droit du travail- Renforcer les droits des travailleurs en Europe par le biais de litiges stratégiques
20 octobre 2023 (09:30 – 17:30)Interprétation : Anglais, français, italien, allemand, espagnolEn présentiel uniquement, Maison du travail, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Eschersheimer Landstraße 155/157 Cette conférence abordera le potentiel interprétatif et créatif des contentieux stratégiques, en tant qu’outil pour renforcer la position des travailleurs (vulnérables) au sein de l’Union européenne. Des syndicalistes, des avocats et des spécialistes du …
European Lawyers: grave concern at the prosecution of the human rights activist Oleg Orlov
Download the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 22 European countries, expresses its grave concern at the prosecution of the human rights activist Oleg Orlov, who will be brought to a criminal Court on 8 June 2023, and faces three year imprisonment. Orlov is co-chair of the Memorial …
International Fair Trial Day Conference and the Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony – 14 June 2023, Mexico City/Mexico
Invitation In-Person & Online Event(Simultaneous interpretation Spanish and English provided) 10:00 – 18:00 CST Venue: Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAMCircuito, Mario de La Cueva s/n, C.U., Coyoacán04510 Mexico City, MexicoRoom: Dr. Guillermo Floris Margadant Registration for in-person and online participation: HERE Download the programme: in English with speakers bios – in French – …
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