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DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER – 23rd January 2015
PRESS RELEASE Lawyers under Death Threat in the Philippines Lawyers all over Europe protest this day in Ankara, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bilbao, Brussels, Düsseldorf, The Hague, Istanbul, Izmir, London, Madrid, Manila, Milan, Paris, Rome and Vienna. This year the Day of the endangered Lawyer is focussed on lawyers in the Philippines who are murdered […]
Letter to the Philippine Ambassador in France
SYNDICAT DES AVOCATS DE FRANCE Le président Madame l’Ambassadeur, Le Syndicat des Avocats de France, membre de l’organisation européenne AED (Avocats Européens Démocrates), a été alerté sur la situation de nos confrères philippins qui n’a cessé de se dégrader malgré plusieurs alertes internationales. Le nombre d’agressions et d’assassinats d’avocats philippins n’a cessé d’augmenter, sans […]
Police Identification: the petition
The EDL (European Democratic Lawyers) is promoting an European Campaign to sign a petition directed at the European Commissioner, European Commission and the Human Rights commision of the European Parliament, asking them to take the necessary measures to adopt an European directive for the identification of police officers on the basis of a preceding decision […]
Police Identification: Video
Here is the video of the campaign on the identification of the police
Current Norms on Police Identification
BELGIUM There is a generalized obligation for police officers to carry a nameplate with a name, level and police unit. This norm is not always respected and disciplinary sanctions are envisaged for those who do not wear the nameplate. FRANCE Since the 01/01/2014 the general obligation exists to wear a white stripe with a number composed of […]
On Legalteams
The EDL, in the course of a bureau meeting in Istanbul on the 18th of October 2014, has decided: Whereas: In the course of a trial taking place in Turin, Italy, against dozens of citizens, who have actively demonstrated for years in defence of the territory of the Valley of Susa threatened by the construction […]
Arrest of three Basque Lawyers
PRESS RELEASE London, Düsseldorf, Farciennes 21 July 2014 The European Lawyers Associations AED and ELDH have received information concerning several situations of grave concern in relation with the pressure and persecution Basque lawyers are suffering. First, we express our concern over the arrest and imprisonment of the three Basque lawyers Jon Enparantza, Arantza Zulueta and […]
Aide Légale en Europe
par: Gilberto Pagani Dans tous les textes constitutionnels et dans la Charte des droits Fondamentaux de l’Union Européenne, le droit à la justice et à l’aide juridictionnelle est consacré comme droit fondamental. Sur le mur de toutes les salles d’audience est écrite la phrase qui devrait représenter ce principe: la loi est égale pour […]
Trial Observation: ISTANBUL – 23rd to 26th December 2013
In Istanbul, during Christmas, as international observer in a trial starting on the 24th of December against 22 Turkish lawyers of the ÇHD group. I go, sent by EDL (European Democratic Lawyers) a European association regrouping democratic lawyers’ associations in diverse European countries, sent also by LTI (Legal Team Italy), a small group of Italian […]