Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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Defense of Liberties

October 19, 2016- October 19, 2024: 2922 days of arbitrary detention. Murat Arslan, winner of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, must be released.

Arrested on 19 October 2016, MURAT ARSLAN has so far endured 2922 days in prison after being arbitrarily sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for...

Letter from Murat

MURAT ARSLAN, President of YARSAV, sent a letter to the President of MEDEL, from  Sincan prison.   Dear Mariarosaria, I can’t express enough how much your letter...

Statement on attacks and interference against the Italian judiciary

MEDEL expresses its deepest concern over the current attacks on the Italian judiciary launched through a media campaign and public statements by highest levels...

Open letter: EU leaders must protect democracy and civic space in the upcoming 5-year mandate

Medel is part of 416 civil society organisations calling on the EU Institutions to safeguard democracy and foster civic space. On the occasion of the...

Not a step back for a Europe of fundamental rights, solidarity and rule of law

In the aftermath of the European elections, faced with the most recent developments in national contexts and European institutions, MEDEL reaffirms that only the...

Statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

MEDEL is following with great concern the military escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Region, and its  impact on civil population’s fundamental rights. As per the...

MEDEL at Council of Europe Secretary General’s exchange of views with Civil Society

Palais de l’Europe - Strasbourg, 15 September 2023 Mariarosaria Guglielmi is representing today MEDEL  at the first exchange of views with Civil Society  held by...

MEDEL Statement on Judge Ahmet Çakmak

MEDEL is following with concern the developments in the case of Judge Ahmet Çakmak. MEDEL is following with concern the developments in the case of...

MEDEL at the side event Revisiting the functioning of democratic institutions and rule of law in Turkey – Role of judiciary in current situation...

“If there is someone somewhere fighting for rights and freedoms, and taking the plunge, this means there is always some hope for the future” ...

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