European Democratic Lawyers
Download the request Ms. Mai Sato UN Special Rapporteur on the Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Margaret Satterthwaite UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Ms. Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders Mr. Alain Berset Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr. Michael O’Flaherty Commissioner for Human Rights of the […]
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The undersigned organizations vehemently condemn the detention of Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu, who is registered with the Adana Bar Association and a member of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), following a police raid on his residence and subsequent arrest at the Çukurova airport in Tarsus. On the morning of 26 November 2024, authorities executed a raid at Attorney Rişvanoğlu’s home without […]
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We, the AED-EDL European Lawyers’ Association, have come to know that on the 25th of October, lawyer Bedirhan Sarsılmaz was taken into custody. At the moment of his detention, lawyer Bedirhan Sarsılmaz, had just finished his plea as part of the defense counsel of his client and was exercising his profession. Lawyer Bedirhan Sarsılmaz of the Istanbul bar association, is […]
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The General Assembly of the European Democratic Lawyers (AED), which took place on February 16-17 2024, marked the beginning of a new era in the fight for fundamental principles such as the rule of law, human rights, and fair trial. During this critical period, for the first time in the history of AED, a figure who had not previously served […]
Read morePolitical Prisoners’ Rights in Europe: Examining examples and challenges. The discussion will focus on the political prisoners’ situation particularly in Turkey. The aim of the discussion will be a better understanding of the difficult prison conditions and legal challenges and identifying possible legal actions to ensure, protect and strengthening the political prisoners’ rights
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Between 6 and 10 November 2023, an international delegation representing 27 law societies, bar associations, human rights groups and legal groups undertook a fact-finding mission to Turkey to interview eight lawyers who have been arrested and detained in circumstances that raise a range of human rights concerns. The delegation also observed two court hearings, the first concerning the criminal proceedings […]
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To: Ms. Margaret Satterthwaite UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Email: hrc-sr-independencejl@un.org Ms. Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders Email: defenders@ohchr.org Ms. Marija Pejčinović Burić Secretary General of the Council of Europe Fax: + 33 (0)3 88 41 27 99 Ms. Dunja Mijatović Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council […]
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Conviction of Osman Kavala and Four Others Needs Urgent International Response (Istanbul, October 10, 2023) – The prosecution of the rights defender and businessman Osman Kavala and four codefendants in connection with mass protests a decade ago has been unfair and essentially a political show trial from the beginning, a group of nine non-governmental organizations including AED-EDL today, ahead of […]
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In 2021, a group of lawyers and lawyers’ organisations came together to establish an annual International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) to be observed every year on 14 June. This initiative is supported by more than 100 legal associations across the world, all of which are committed to the vital importance of the right to a fair trial and the serious […]
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