6th November 2012, Instanbul (Silivri) Joint declaration of the undersigning organisations: We, as international lawyers representing the undersigned organisations, were in Silivri (Turkey) to observe the continuation of the trial of our colleagues: 46 Kurdish lawyers and 3 members of their staff. We summarise our concerns around the following issues; The first hearing for this …
EJDM Stellungnahme Die EJDM ist äußerst besorgt über die andauernde Verhaftungswelle in der Türkei. Etwa 8.000 PolitikerInnen, GewerkschafterInnen, JournalistInnen, KünstlerInnen, StudentInnen, MenschenrechtsaktivistInnen sowie deren RechtsanwältInnen wurden Opfer von Massenverhaftungen in der Türkei seit 2009. Die meisten wurden im Zusammenhang mit der sogenannten KCK Operation der türkischen Regierung verhaftet. Die KCK ist die Union der kurdischen …
ELDH has written its letter with regard to the mandate of MINURSO as defined in the UN Security Council resolution 1979 (2011) and the mandate´s review in April 2012. ELDH is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in the Moroccan occupied territories of Western Sahara. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly reported …
↓Open letter: Western-Sahara – Extension of Minurso mandate to monitor human rights
On this page the papers presented at the conference will be published as soon as they are available Colombia – 1 Colombia – 2 Dagestan Palestine Philippines Russia Pictures taken at the conference by the official photographer Ripon Ray can be regarded under: Photos – Human Rights Defenders
Düsseldorf / London – February 2012 In 2011 ELDH published two statements concerning the legalization of SORTU (1). ELDH stated that it “regards the foundation of the political party SORTU as opening up a real chance for transition to a peaceful and democratic solution of the conflicts in the Basque Country. This new party SORTU …
REPORT European lawyers have protested all over Europe – in Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bilbao, Brussels, Düsseldorf, The Hague, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rome, Seville, and other cities – against unfounded and unlawful arrests and obstruction of lawyers in Turkey. A short report on all activities on 24th January 2012
Juristinnen und Juristen protestieren in ganz Europa – in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Brüssel, Düsseldorf, Den Hag, Hamburg, Madrid, Mailand, Paris, Rom, Sevilla, Utrecht und anderen Städten – gegen unbegründete und rechtswidrige Verhaftungen sowie die Behinderung von Anwältinnen und Anwälten in der Türkei ………………………………………………………………………………………… In Düsseldorf: Juristinnen und Juristen aus Düsseldorf und den umliegenden Kammerbezirken …
The European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH), which represent lawyers in 16 European countries, are united in their deep concern at news of the arrest on one day of 51 lawyers – among them most of the defenders of Mr. Abdullah Öcalan – during …
Düsseldorf / London, Mai 2011 Erklärung der EJDM Der Nahe Osten befindet sich an einem Scheideweg. Die vielfachen Verletzungen des Völkerrechts durch Israel (Fortsetzung des israelischen Siedlungsbaus, die Blockade von Gaza, Verletzung der Grundrechte der Palästinenser) verhindern jeden Fortschritt in Richtung Frieden und haben die Verhandlungen in eine Sackgasse geführt. Zu einem Zeitpunkt, in dem …
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