The DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER is commemorated annually on the 24th of January. On this date, January 24,1977, four trade union lawyers and the employee of a law firm were murdered in their office in the Atocha street of the Spanish capital Madrid, when a group of men broke into their office. These lawyers […]
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International Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 15th Edition
22 January 2025, 14.00 CET (Via Teams) Opening Remarks: Symone Gaasbeek – The Foundation of Day of the Endangered Lawyer Keynote Speakers: Margaret Satterthwaite – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Nils Muižnieks – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus (Invited) Iryna Kozikava, Lawyer – Executive […]
Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 15th Edition: BELARUS
Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed annually on 24 January, organised first by the AED-EDL and then by the Coalition for the Endangered Lawyer, a network of national and international legal organisations and bar associations. The day aims to draw attention to the plight faced by lawyers in the […]
Urgent request for intervention in favour of renowned Iranian human rights defender Reza Khandan
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 […]
-Joint Statement – The International Legal Community Condemns the Detention of Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu
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 […]
On the arrest of lawyer Berdirhan Sarsılmaz
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 […]
Selçuk Kozağaçlı’s honorary presidency
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 […]
Prisoners: Isolation, ill-treatment and torture
Political 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
Report of an Independent International Fact-finding Mission to Turkey examining the Treatment of Lawyers Deprived of their Liberty and Observing Trial Proceedings 6-10 November 2023
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 […]
