Statement on Zehra Kurtay’s judicial process and health condition and on the repressive policies...
Zehra Kurtay is a revolutionary who spent many years imprisoned in Turkey and was subjected to torture and other cruel and inhuman practices. In...
Kathmandu Declaration of the IADL
The following Declaration is the final statement of the 19th Congress of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, "The Role of Democratic Lawyers in...
IADL condemns assaults in Japan’s immigration detention centers
The IADL is concerned about the many incidents of abuse and violence in Japanese immigration detention centers.
In March 2021, a Sri Lankan woman who...
7 July 2021 – Migratory flows in the Americas/Flujos migratorios en las Américas
We encourage you to join us for this side event on Wednesday, July 7, organized together with our colleagues at the American Association of...
Justice for the El Hiblu 3
JUSTICE FOR EL HIBLU 3
A reminder of the second anniversary of the rescue and subsequent detention of young migrants known as the El Hiblu...
IADL urges speedy repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
The following resolution was adopted by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers Council meeting on 25 October 2020:
IADL RESOLUTION OF CONCERN ABOUT DELAYED REPATRIATION...
IADL Resolution to Protect Distressed Landbased and Seabased Migrants
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense suffering on the part of one of the most vulnerable sectors in the world, landbased and seabased migrants....
806 lawyers join collective statement against war and border repression
806 lawyers from Turkey, Greece, the United States, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Japan, Catalonia, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Nepal, Poland and Tunisia,...
IADL statement on grave violations of refugee rights in Greece and the EU and...
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers denounces the Greek Government’s illegal and dehumanising treatment of those seeking international protection at its borders.
On 1 March...
End the criminalisation of refugees and human rights defenders! IADL/ELDH events in Vienna
Report on IADL/ELDH events in Vienna on 23 May 2019
The 23 May saw the IADL, in collaboration with ELDH and other organisations, hold 2...