European Democratic Lawyers
Observation mission on the Human Right’s situation of the Turkish lawyers members of the a ÇHD and the People’s Law Office Istanbul, 15th to 20th of September Asociación libre de Abogadas y abogados (ALA) Report on the Situation From the 15th to the 20th of September in Istanbul, three ALA lawyers took part in a fact-finding mission to observe the […]
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EN (FR après l’image) Paris, 15thOctober 2021 Auditorium Gaston Monnerville, Maison du Barreau – 2 rue de Harlay – 75001 Paris French/English Translation LIVE ON ZOOM A preregistration is in place to avoid spam-attacks. Thank-you English: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvde6gpz8tE93p3Z-4webNLP9eCP77dX0H French: hhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvd-qpqj8rHNA9gzVWZf7h2N_mCh0NmgGc The issue of the use of technology in justice is not new – the intrusion of the scientific police and the […]
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En Français plus en bas de la page Press release issued by the legal Fact Finding Mission of AED-EDL, taking place in Istanbul from the 15th September to the 20th September, to monitor and observe current mass trials against lawyers in Turkey. Lawyers from AED–EDL have participated in the Fact Finding Mission in Istanbul from the 15th to the 20th […]
Read more23June2021–Attacks against lawyers in the Philippines continue to take place and killings have reached a record high since the start of President Duterte’s administration five years ago. We, the undersigned organizations,express our deep concern overthe attacksandtheoppressive working environment lawyersstill facein the Philippines. We call again on the Duterte Government to adequately protect the safety and independence of lawyers and end […]
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Download the statement Today, 14 June 2021, marks the inaugural International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) which will be observed for the first time worldwide. The focus country of the IFTD this year is Turkey, a country that is and has been suffering for many years, from systemic human rights violations and a serious lack of fair trial standards. On the […]
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The International Fair Trial Day will take place on the 14th of June 2021, from 15h to 17h45 and will include a panel discussion on the judiciary and civil society. Please check out the: Agenda of the meeting
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Webinar: Videoconference within the Asylum Procedure Date: 27 may. 2021 20:00Zoom link:https://zoom.us/j/94967511847?pwd=OTQ3aW9LUjErTC9iWGRFQUg0LzlOdz09Meeting ID: 949 6751 1847 Access code: 535239 The webinar will discuss a succesful ruling of the Belgian Council of State against the use of videoconferences in asylum procedures. The sentence is available in French and English This webinar-series critically highlights interesting case law, legal developments in Europe in […]
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A reminder of the second anniversary of the rescue and subsequent detention of young migrants called El Hiblu 3 In Malta, three young migrants risk life imprisonment for having helped fellow asylum seekers to escape and be rescued from the serious risk of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, rape, exploitation and killings in refugee camps in Libya. On 28 March […]
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CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ATTACKED DURING SOLIDARITY ACTIONS FOR THE RESPECT OF THE LAW FOR THE HUNGER STRIKER DIMITRIS KOUFONTINAS LAWYERS’ BLOCK GETS REPEATEDLY BEATEN BY THE POLICE FORCES During the last weeks, the hunger strike of the life prisoner Dimitris Koufontinas, member of the “Revolutionary Organization 17 November”, has given rise to a series of legal debates and solidarity actions all […]
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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. Ebru Timtik was one of […]
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