Statements & Publications

12.06.2013

Turkey: European Lawyers protest AGAINST EXCESSIVE STATE VIOLENCE, MASS ARRESTS AND SUPPRESSION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS

Press release issued on 12th June 2013

Yesterday, Tuesday 11 June 2013, shortly after noon, at least 47 lawyers (as far as we have been informed), were arrested and subjected to police violence in Çağlayan Court, İstanbul. They were sitting in the hall of the Court in solidarity with the Gezi Park demonstration, and were issuing a press statement. Most of...

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Keyword(s): Human Rights, Turkey

25.05.2013

EUROPEAN LAWYERS CONDEMN CONTINUED ILLEGAL DETENTION AND TORTURE BY THE US AT GUANTANAMO

Statement of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) the European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and the League of Human Rights (Holland)

The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH), with members in 18 European countries, the Commission “Défense de la défense” of the European Democratic Lawyers (AED-EDL) and the League of Human Rights (Holland) condemn in the strongest terms the continued illegal detention and torture ...

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