Joint statement on the arrest and detention of lawyer Bedirhan Sarsılmaz
8 November 2024 Download the statement Lawyers for Lawyers, the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights, Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe, and the Law Society of England and Wales are gravely concerned about the arrest and detention of lawyer Bedirhan Sarsılmaz. Mr Sarsılmaz is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and the Association of Lawyers…
ELDH protest against the Attack on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
The European Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) unequivocally condemns the recent campaign against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory Occupied since 1967. This escalation, which has gained support from several Western states, is an attempt to undermine a mandate holder who plays…
ELDH: against politically motivated lawfare / EJDH – Contra la delincuencia política
The European Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) strongly denounces the politically motivated lawfare campaign being waged by the National Electoral Commission of Colombia against President Gustavo Petro. These actions blatantly violate the principle of presidential inviolability, which is clearly enshrined in Colombia’s constitution, and directly contradict the standards established by the Inter-American…
Petition to lift the ongoing and uninterrupted lawyer access ban in İmralı Prison against Mr. Abdullah Öcalan and other detainees.
TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (google.com) Dear Minister, Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş, who are detained in the İmralı F-Type High Security Prison, are unlawfully prevented from seeing their lawyers. While Abdullah Öcalan has not been allowed to see his lawyer since August 7, 2019,…
Urgent Request for Immediate Clearance for the Ship CONSCIENCE to Sail and Notice of Potential Damages
Dear Excellencies, The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights, a non-profit organisation, which currently unites lawyers from 23 European countries, write to you with great urgency and profound concern regarding the continued detention of the ship CONSCIENCE at a Turkish port. As advocates for international law and human rights, we call on…
Lawyers Condemn U.S. Unilateral Economic Sanctions
Occupied Crimea: human rights lawyer Aleksey Ladin disbarred
The undersigned international lawyers’ rights and human rights organisations strongly condemn the Tyumen Regional Bar Council’s decision to disbar Russian human rights lawyer Aleksey Ladin in retaliation for his human rights work. We call on the Russian authorities to revoke this decision, cease harassment against him and guarantee that all lawyers in Russia and Russia-occupied…
International Court of Justice – Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel inthe Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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Joint Statement of International Protest Condemning Turkey’s Arrest of Naim Eminoğlu and Doğa İncesu of the Progressive Lawyers Association (“ÇHD”)
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bologna, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Colmar, Cologne, Dhaka, Dusseldorf, Gaza, Grenoble, Harlem, London, Madrid, Manila, Mytilini, New Delhi, New York, Nicosia, Paris, Ramallah, Roma, Tokyo– 5 July 2024 Download the statement +++ The undersigned bar associations, law societies, and lawyers’ rights organizations – representing tens of thousands of lawyers from…
Déclaration des avocats européens concernant les élections dans l’Union Européennes et en France
Le 9 juin 2024, suite aux résultats des élections européennes plaçant tristement les forces politiques d’extrême droite en tête en France et Italie, nous, avocats qui œuvrons au quotidien pour le respect de la démocratie et de l’Etat de droit, ne pouvons rester silencieux face à l’émergence de ces forces qui sont les ennemis de…