2020 was a year of remarkable human acts of solidarity. Be it from doing groceries for vulnerable neighbours to scientists working day and night to find a solution to end all of this. Luckily, we can start 2021 with the hope of being close to a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine. However, there are still […]
Category archives: AED-Ressources
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer – Azerbaijan
Joint Statement -LAWYER NASRIN SOTOUDEH
Download in Farsi We, the undersigned 26 Bar Associations, Law Societies, and organisations supporting the legal profession of over 14 countries, stand in solidarity with our Iranian colleague Nasrin Sotoudeh and other lawyers in Iran who are being persecuted by their Government for carrying out their profession diligently and in accordance with the law. On […]
WE ARE HERE SINCE 1974
After years of persecution and resistance, the CHD has decided to renew the association. ÇAĞDAŞ HUKUKÇULAR DERNEĞİ ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDING STATEMENT “WE ARE HERE SINCE 1974” Our Association was closed down by the government in 2016. We had then announced that this was not a legitimate decision for us; we would not accept […]
Statement on the Judgement of the Spanish Supreme Court on the Catalan Referendum Case
in English: Berlin, on the 23rd of November 2019 The AED was part of the dozens of international organizations monitoring the Trial on the Catalan Referendum Case in Madrid. In a statement this February we warned of the lack of procedural guarantees and the danger of violating human rights if there were a conviction. […]
THE PHILIPPINES: ATTACKS AGAINST LAWYERS ESCALATING
Texte en français 17 September 2019 We, the undersigned organizations, lawyers, and members of the legal profession, express deep concern over the increasing attacks against lawyers in the Philippines and the oppressive working environment they face since the start of President Duterte’s administration. We call on the Duterte Government to adequately protect the safety and […]
RIGHTS AT THE BORDERS
RIGHTS AT THE BORDERS INDEPENDENT LAWYERS’ ACCOUNT OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EU BORDERS Saturday 8 June Colloquium AED Athens Venue: Athens Bar Association, Akadimias str. 60, Athens Language: English ***professional consecutive interpretation provided only for the Turkish speakers for Turkish – English and vice versa) PROGRAMME 11:00 Welcome Introduction: Robert Sabata Gripekoven (European […]
AUDIO: New Tools of Repression of Social Movements and Counterpractices in Europe
On the 20th of October the AED organized a European Colloquium in Turin. Here are the interventions in their original language:
Aquarius: le naufrage des valeurs européennes
14/06/18 Aquarius: le naufrage des valeurs européennes L’Espagne vient d’accepter d’accueillir les 620 passagers de l’Aquarius. C’est tout à son honneur mais cela ne saurait dédouaner les autres pays européens de leurs responsabilités, à commencer par l’Italie, laquelle a violé ses obligations spécifiques en droit international et interne, exposant les personnes à bord à […]
AVOCATS/MAGISTRATS DUO/DUEL
AVOCATS/MAGISTRATS DUO/DUEL Colloque 26 mai 2018 Maison des Associations Internationales (40, Rue de Washington, Bruxelles) CONCLUSIONS Dans son rapport présenté au Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU en juin 2017, le Rapporteur Spécial sur l’Indépendance des Juges et des Avocats a constaté, notamment, que : L’état de droit ne peut être protégé que s’il […]