International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January 2023 – in solidarity with the endangered lawyers in Afghanistan
Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed on 24 January in cities, countries, and continents around the globe. This date was chosen as the annual International Day of the Endangered Lawyer because on 24 January 1977, four lawyers and a co-worker were murdered at their address at Calle Atocha 55…
Egypt – Focus Country of the International Fair Trial Day in 2022
Call for Nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award Dowload the Call for Nomination Download the Selection Criteria Hold the Date – 17-18 June 2022, Palermo/Italy To whom it may concern, The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial, every individual…
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 2022 – events in solidarity with endangered lawyers in Colombia
20 January 2022 London: Day of the Endangered Lawyer (DEL) Online Seminar, 20 January 2022, 16h00 – 17h30 CET / 15h00 – 16h30 GMT (organised by The Law Society for England and Wales) https://events.lawsociety.org.uk/ClientApps/Silverbear.Web.EDMS/public/default.aspx?tabId=37&id=2963&orgId=1&guid=94c9b42c-fe22-46d9-9d9e-6e9bfa5ebbe2 Berlin: Zur Situation von Anwältinnen und Anwälten in Kolumbien- Online-Seminar with the Colombian human rights lawyers Zoraida Pedraza und German Romero,…
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 24 January 2022 – solidarity with lawyers in Colombia
Since 2009, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer has taken place on 24 January in multiple cities, countries, and continents across the globe. 24 January was chosen as the annual International Day of the Endangered Lawyer because on this day in 1977, four lawyers and a co-worker were murdered at their address at Calle Atocha 55…
Political trials against lawyers and political activists in Turkey and other countries
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 to participate in the trial observation should get into contact with ELDH: Email ELDH Guide on Trial Observations UN Basic principles on the role of lawyers PEN Norway: The study…
European Labour Law Conference: Labour rights & the digital transition – 28-29 October 2021
28-29 October 2021, online and at the International Trade Union House, Brussels.The event is organized by the ETUI in cooperation with the European Lawyers for Workers Network (ELW Network) We are planning a hybrid event: participation is possible both in person and online.Interpretation will be available in English, French, Italian, and German.Download the draft programmeRegistrations…
Agenda of the 1st International Fair Trial Day and Ebru Timtik Award
14 June 2021 15.00 – 17.15 CEST N.B. – This event will be accessible both for participants and viewers: Participants: can join the event with access to the live translation (English/Turkish) via the following link: http://bit.ly/iftdwebinar will be able to ask questions during the Q&A Viewers can follow the event (without live translation) via the…
International Memorial Event for Ebru Timtik: A life dedicated to the struggle – 5 April 2021, 18.30 pm (CEST) – 19.30 pm (TR)
On the Day of Lawyers (Turkey), the international legal community gather together to commemorate Ebru Timtik who passed away after a 238-days hunger strike with the demand of a fair trial for all people who are suffering under the ongoing injustice in Turkey. Ebru Timtik will never be forgotten and as lawyers, we will never…
International Fair Trial Day and the Ebru Timtik Award – Hold the Date – 14 June, 2021
The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial every individual risks becoming the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Either as an innocent suspect wrongly convicted, or as a victim unable to secure justice for a wrong perpetrated against them….