Israel – EJDH

ELDH Statement: Against the Israeli Death Penalty Law

ThSchmidt — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:17:39 +0000

Download the statement The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its grave concern regarding the recent legislative measures adopted by the Knesset expanding the application of the death penalty, including within the occupied Palestinian territory and in ways that may also affect Palestinians holding Israeli citizenship. These developments must ...

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ELDH: For an immediate Ceasefireand respect for international law in Israel and Palestine

ThSchmidt — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:16:02 +0000

The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) is a lawyers’ association with members in 22 European countries. It is committed to democracy and human rights, in particular for respect for international law. ELDH strongly supports United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution ES-10/22 of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the ...

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ELDH Statement on Israel’s declaration that six Palestinian civil society groups are “terrorist organisations”

ThSchmidt — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:36:13 +0000

Dowload the statement The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) with members in 21 European countries, joins several United Nations Human Rights Special Rapporteurs, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and many humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working to support the rights and welfare of the Palestinian people, to condemn the ...

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Statement against war crimes committed in Palestine and Israel

ThSchmidt — Sat, 22 May 2021 15:32:05 +0000

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 21 European countries, expresses its grave concern at the latest outbreak of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). As a result of the violence so far, at least 230 Palestinians have been killed, including 65 children, in Gaza, by Israeli ...

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ELDH Statement – The Israeli Annexation plan must be stopped

ThSchmidt — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:24:36 +0000

The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) is gravely concerned and alarmed at the announcement of the Israeli government that it planned to unlawfully annex even more Palestinian territory. Israel seems to have temporarily halted the annexation of the Jordan Valley, but the threat remains. This land comprises 30% of ...

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Amicus Curiae observations of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers On the Court’s Territorial Jurisdiction in Palestine

ThSchmidt — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:27:29 +0000

SITUATION IN THE STATE OF PALESTINE Download the Amicus Curiae which was submitted to the PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER I of the International Criminal Court on 16 March 2020