The Day of the Endangered Lawyer is an initiative started by AED‐EDL in 2010, on behalf of the lawyers of Iran. The date of 24 January was chosen in remembrance of the assassination of 4 trade union lawyers and one employee in Atocha Street of Madrid in 1977 (Massacre of Atocha), during the Spanish transiciòn […]
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European Democratic Lawyers
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In solidarity with the striking French lawyers
Les Avocats Européens Démocrates (AED), dénoncent les faits et montrent leur solidarité avec leurs confrères et leurs consœurs qui protestaient au Palais de Justice de Lille contre la réforme de l’Aide Juridictionnelle en France, et qui ont été évacués de force par la police et chargés par les CRS . Des faits similaires se produisent […]
We are close to the victims of Ankara
The EDL, the association of European Democratic Lawyers, is close to the Turkish and Kurdish people hardly hit by the attack carried out in Ankara on October 10th during a peaceful demonstration organized by non-governmental organizations, trade unions and the HDP, the Party, which won in June together with the coalition of Kurdish party and […]
on Hot spots
To the presidents of democratic political groups in the European Parliament: The Bureau of the AED, meeting in Naples on the 9th and 10th October 2015, has taken note of the establishment, particularly in Italy and Greece, by the Council of the European Union of so called “hot spots”, destined to sort out in a […]
Report: The Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2015
On January 23rd 2015, on the occasion of the 5th International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, rallies were held outside embassies and consulates of the Philippines in many European capitals and cities (Adana, Ankara, Alanya, Antalya, Anvers, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Essen, Ginebra, The Hague, Istanbul, Izmir, London, Madrid, Manila, Milan, Paris, Rome and Vienna). […]
European Citizens Without Defense -the programme
MORNING 9h30 – 13h30 9h30: Inscription 10h00: Welcome and Presentation Ana Méndez GORBEA, Lawyer in MADRID, president of ALA- Madrid Pro Deo Versus Pro Bono: Right against Charity Gilberto PAGANI, Lawyer in Milano, Honorary President of the EDL « Equality in front of the law is equality in front of the court » 11h15: Coffee Pause 11h30: 1st […]
European Citizens without Defense
The poster of the event. See you in Madrid!
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Concern due to measures imposed on lawyers
PRESS RELEASE Concern due to the disproportionate precautionary measures imposed against Arantza Zulueta, Jon Enparantza and José Campo The Association of Democratic Lawyers previously expressed their concern about the arrest and the hardness of the precautionary measures taken against the Basque Lawyers Arantza Zulueta, Jon Enparantza and José Campo and also denounced the persecution of […]