The AED demands that the Turkish Government stop all hostility against human rights lawyers. The numerous irregular and arbitrary detentions are an authoritarian and repressive response against Turkish lawyers, charged with terrorism or activities against the state. The Republic of Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe and must therefore respect and promote […]
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KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF TURKISH LAWYERS!
Since mid-September, these lawyers are detained in Ankara, Istanbul and Diyarbakır. The number of lawyers prosecuted in Turkey is 1343 after this last wave of raids against lawyers. 524 of them have been arrested since the staged coup attempt in July 2016. There are lawyers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Catalonia, Belgium, Spain, […]
New Protests in front of Turkish Consulates in Europe
We are demonstrating today in front of the Turkish Consulate in Hamburg, The Hague, Brussels and Milan to protest the recent arrest of 16 of our colleagues from Turkey. Since mid-September, they are detained in Ankara, Istanbul and Diyarbakır. We are especially concerned about the situation of lawyers Barkın Timtik, Engin Gökoglu and Özgür Yılmaz. […]
LES ORIGINES
Chers confrères, chers amis, Je me sens très honoré d’avoir été appelé à intervenir lors de cette célébration du 30e anniversaire de la fondation de l’AED. Cela signifie que mon intervention au moment de la célébration du 20e anniversaire, il y a dix ans à Paris, a été bien reçue, et cela me permet d’espérer […]
REGARDER EN ARRIERE ET AVANCER
REGARDER EN ARRIERE ET AVANCER, en d’autres termes tirer les enseignements de l’histoire pour éviter le perpétuel recommencement. Quelle contribution, nous, Avocats Européens Démocrates pouvons nous apporter à ce projet, de quelles vigilances devons nous faire preuve pour aller vers plus de droits fondamentaux et d’égalité chez nous, et entre les hommes, le monde étant […]
Naples Conference on Mediterranean Lawyers
We thank the organizing associations of this meeting for their work and for their kind invitation. Many lawyers of our association from various European countries are present today to follow our work carefully. The AED (European Democratic Lawyers Association), in which Italy is present through the association “Legalteam Italia”, has always contained in its structure […]
On the repression in Catalonia on the 1st of October 2017
The events that have taken place on the 1st of October in Catalonia are very concerning for a Democracy. Therefore, we severely condemn the actions taken by the Policía Nacional and the Guardia Civil, which have violated the fundamental rights of the people, like the right to health and physical integrity, the right to political […]
On the Catalonian Referendum
The Bureau of the Association “AVOCATS EUROPEANS DEMOCRATES” (AED) -created 30 years ago and which has brought together associations and unions of European lawyers committed to the defense of the rights of people- has met in Berlin and notes with concern some of the reactions of the Spanish administrative and judicial authorities against the decision […]
FREE OUR 14 COLLEAGUES
On the 21st of September, the AED-EDL will be demonstrating in front of the embassies in different European countries for the liberation of our 16 lawyer colleagues who are in detention since the 12th of September 2017. The news arriving from Turkey are very worrying. For the time being this is a list of the […]
Free our 16 colleagues
Free our 14 colleagues, members of ÇHD (Progressive Lawyers Association), arrested in Turkey: Barkın Timtik Ebru Timtik Süleyman Gökten Ezgi Çakır Ahmet Mandacı Yağmur Ereren Aytaç Ünsal Didem Baydar Ünsal Ayşegül Çağatay Engin Gökoğlu Behiç Aşçı Aycan Çiçek Şükriye Erden Özgür Yılmaz Zehra Özdemir Naciye Demir We have been informed that our […]