Solidarity with Turkish Bar Associations
European lawyers express solidarity with Turkish Bar Associations The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) expresses its grave concern at the news that a peaceful …
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Final Report – Fact-finding mission on CHD’s trials – October 2019, Istanbul
Fact-Finding-Mission-on-CHDs-Trials-Oct – 2019, June-2020
ELDH Statements and reports – in solidarity with detained lawyers in Turkey
On 2 April 2020, more than 70 lawyers from all over the world followed the call for a video conference in solidarity with lawyers imprisoned for political reasons in Turkey, …
Imprisoned lawyers in Turkey: how can we show solidarity?
Zoom meeting – 2nd April 2020
European Lawyers: Refugees at the Greek border are victims of EU and Turkish complicity *
On 1 March 2020 the Greek Government unilaterally invoked Article 78.3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), announcing that it would not accept new asylum …
Political trials against lawyers and political activists in Turkey and other countries
hier Termin und Ort eintragen ELDH will try to send observers to the following trials. These trials are observed by many lawyers from different organisations in Europe. Colleagues who wish …
Collective Statement on the situation of refugees in Greece
The signatories acknowledge the recent decision of the Greek Government to increase the level of deterrence at the borders to the maximum, to stop the registration of asylum applications for …
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 …
ELDH – Statement condemning Turkey’s invasion of Rojava / North Eastern Syria
ELDH denounces Turkey’s invasion of North East Syria, which constitutes a gross violation of international law by the Turkish Republic and its officials. ELDH also condemns in the strongest possible …