The International Fair Trial Day will take place on the 14th of June 2021, from 15h to 17h45 and will include a panel discussion on the judiciary and civil society. Please check out the: Agenda of the meeting
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Webinar: Videoconference within the Asylum procedure
Webinar: Videoconference within the Asylum Procedure Date: 27 may. 2021 20:00Zoom link:https://zoom.us/j/94967511847?pwd=OTQ3aW9LUjErTC9iWGRFQUg0LzlOdz09Meeting ID: 949 6751 1847 Access code: 535239 The webinar will discuss a succesful ruling of the Belgian Council of State against the use of videoconferences in asylum procedures. The sentence is available in French and English This webinar-series critically highlights interesting case law, […]
JUSTICE FOR EL HIBLU 3
A reminder of the second anniversary of the rescue and subsequent detention of young migrants called El Hiblu 3 In Malta, three young migrants risk life imprisonment for having helped fellow asylum seekers to escape and be rescued from the serious risk of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, rape, exploitation and killings in refugee camps […]
Call to Solidarity
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ATTACKED DURING SOLIDARITY ACTIONS FOR THE RESPECT OF THE LAW FOR THE HUNGER STRIKER DIMITRIS KOUFONTINAS LAWYERS’ BLOCK GETS REPEATEDLY BEATEN BY THE POLICE FORCES During the last weeks, the hunger strike of the life prisoner Dimitris Koufontinas, member of the “Revolutionary Organization 17 November”, has given rise to a series of legal […]
International Fair Trial Day
The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial every individual risks becoming the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Either as an innocent suspect wrongly convicted, or as a victim unable to secure justice for a wrong perpetrated against them. […]
Sign and make vaccines & treatments a global public good
2020 was a year of remarkable human acts of solidarity. Be it from doing groceries for vulnerable neighbours to scientists working day and night to find a solution to end all of this. Luckily, we can start 2021 with the hope of being close to a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine. However, there are still […]
The Crisis of Rule Law in the European Migration Regime
Day by day, the European crisis of rule of law is continuously entrenching. The most obvious aspect is the scandalous situation of migrants and refugees. As lawyers we are deeply concerned about this disrespect of the rule of law in Europe. In all member states we observe practices of illegal returns of refugees, pushbacks, inhuman […]
We demand the immediate transfer of Dimitris Koufodinas to Korydallos Prison
Dimitris Koufodinas is serving multiple life sentences after being convicted as a member of the “Revolutionary Organization November 17th” (17N). From 2002 onwards Dimitris Koufodinas was permanently detained in a special underground wing of the Korydallos prison (Athens) until he was transferred to the Volos agricultural detention facility in 2018. Although he had been entitled […]
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer – Azerbaijan
Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2021 – Azerbaijan – AGENDA
This year, on 24 January 2021 (this year on 22nd – Friday and on 25th – Monday, for France) we will commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer Due to the Corona pandemic and the associated restrictions in most countries, such protests will only be possible in compliance with the applicable […]