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….
DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER 2021 – AZERBAIJAN
The DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER 2021 focusses on Azerbaijan. Protests and seminars will be organised in solidarity with human rights lawyers in Azerbaijan. The DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER is commemorated each year on 24 January. On that Day, 24 January 1977 four trade union lawyers and an employee were murdered in their office…
Europäische Arbeitsrechtskonferenz: Arbeitsrecht neu denken im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung
15. und 16. Oktober 2020 Einladung (Registrierung erforderlich s.u.) Konferenzsprache ist Englisch. – Es wird Simultanübersetzung angeboten in den Sprachen Deutsch, Englisch, Spanisch Aufgrund der Covid-19-Beschränkungen wird die Konferenz in Form von Webinaren durchgeführt, die vom Internationalen Gewerkschaftshaus (Brüssel) live gestreamt werden. Die Erteilung einer FAO-Bescheinigung ist voraussichtlich nicht möglich, weil wir den erforderlichen Präsenznachweis…
Persecution of Lawyers in India: building a network of international solidarity – video conference – 23 April 2020
Since the 2014 elections in India criminalisation of dissent and free expression on charges of sedition or terrorism has increased meteorically. Lawyers and democratic rights activists defending such cases are increasingly targeted on the same grounds. At a time when many prisoners are being released during the COVID-19 pandemic, these political prisoners remain inside and…