Call for trial observers / 26 June / Murat Çelik’s case
Lawyer Murat Çelik, a former member of the Istanbul Bar Association Executive Board and one of the former presidents of ÇHD, was subjected to torture and detained with reverse handcuffing at …
Turkey
Independent legal mission on the PEACE PROCESS in Turkey – post-mission report
The Independent Legal Mission on the Peace Process in Türkiye (the Mission) is an initiative established under the auspices of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human …
Trial observation report – Ruken Gulagaci acquitted
Report on the monitoring of the trial against Ruken Gulagaci, ELDH member of the the Execitive Committee
Independent Legal Mission on the Peace Process in Türkiye
Press Statement Ankara, 27 February 2026 – Today, one year after Kurdistan Workers‘ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan issued a call for “Peace and a Democratic Society”, a 7-member independent …
Joint Statement and Urgent Action – Türkiye: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for lawful professional and human rights work
The undersigned international legal and human rights organisations strongly condemn the conviction and sentencing of ten lawyers who are members of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (Özgürlük İçin Hukukçular Derneği, ÖHD) and of …
Under Attack for Defending Rights: The Criminalization of Lawyers in Turkey – 12 September 2025 at 7 pm EEST – in person in Lesvos and streamed online
Download invitation Register now: Registration link The Legal Centre Lesvos and European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) invite you to join the following panel—held in …
ELDH Supports Symbolic Disarmament and Democratic Transformation Led by the Kurdish Movement
Press Release – For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2025, Location: Hasana Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan Download the statement The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH), …
Joint Statement on the Arrest and Detention of Lawyer Ruken Gülağacı – 21 May 2025
The undersigned bar associations and lawyers’ rights organisations express their deep concern over the detention of lawyer Ruken Gülağacı on 20 May 2025. On 21 May, the Criminal Peace Judgeship …
Joint Statement: Turkey must do its part to achieve peace following Abdullah Öcalan’s call!
Download the statement in Spanish: Asociaciones de juristas piden a Turquía dar pasos hacia la paz tras la declaración de Öcalan There is a historic opportunity for lasting peace for …
Preliminary statement condemning the Turkish state for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Rojava
THE TURKISH STATE IS COMMITTING CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY President: PERMANENT PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL Vicepresidents: Secretary General: Download the full statement This is the preliminary statement of the panel of judges of …