Report: The Caravana Filipina — a fact-finding mission on extrajudicial killings and other serious human rights violations against legal professionals in the Philippines between 2016 and 2023

The mission investigated numerous cases involving lawyers, judges, and prosecutors who were subjected to harassment, violence, or worse, for carrying out their professional duties. The Caravana was made possible by a remarkable coalition of 10 legal organizations from across the world: European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH), Associació Catalana per a la …

Presentation of Report on Attacks Against Legal Professionals in the Philippines | June 4, The Hague

Invitation – Presentation of Report on Attacks Against Legal Professionals in the Philippines | June 4, The Hague You are cordially invited to attend the official presentation of “Black Robes, Red Targets”, the report of the fact-finding mission on extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations against legal professionals in the Philippines (2016–2023).   Date: Wednesday, …

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 …