Thursday, June 26, 2025

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Defense of Liberties

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” ...

The International Day of Women Judges – March 10, 2023

MEDEL will always stand by all those women who – in the most difficult contexts – struggle for rights and freedoms. 10 March marks the...

MEDEL supports the joint call to International and European institutions to take action for the Iranian human rights activist Reza Khandan and his wife...

To: Ms. Margaret Satterthwaite UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Ms. Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders Ms. Marija...

MEDEL, NGO Turkey Tribunal and Van Steenbrugge Advocaten (VSA) jointly submitted a Communication to the Office of Prosecutor of the ICC concerning the situation...

MEDEL Declaration The commitment to democracy, fundamental rights and freedoms, which is at the origin of MEDEL's history, has led us to repeatedly denounce for...

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