Defense of Liberties

The International Day of Women Judges – March 10, 2023

Defense of economic and social rights March 9, 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...

Defense of Liberties March 3, 2023

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...

Defense of Liberties February 28, 2023

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...

Press Conference of the Afghan Women Prosecutor refugees on their arrival in Spain

Defense of Liberties February 8, 2023

On Wednesday 8 February , a representation of the 21 Afghan women prosecutors and judges seeking asylum in Spain held a press conference at...

MEDEL at the Webinar “Migration management in Italy dealing with the implications of the recent governmental decree (no. 1 of 2 January 2023 on...

Activities February 7, 2023

MEDEL today is taking part in a webinar on "Migration management in Italy dealing with the implications of the recent governmental decree (no. 1...

International Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 24 January 2023 – Afghanistan

Defense of Liberties January 23, 2023

MEDEL wants to mark the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, January 24, that this year is focused on Afghanistan, by recalling the fundamental...

Statement on mass trials of Ankara lawyers

Defense of Liberties December 29, 2022

The Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Turkey expresses its concern and calls for the attention of the international community on the mass trials...

MEDEL at the Webinar “Migration management in Italy to the test of fundamental rights”

Activities December 19, 2022

MEDEL today is taking part in the Webinar "Migration management in Italy to the test of fundamental rights", organized by Movimento Europeo Italia, in...

Defence of Democracy Focus Group Meeting

Activities December 15, 2022

Filipe Marques is today representing MEDEL Magistrats Europeens pour la Democratie et les Libertes at the "Defence of Democracy Focus Group Meeting with Legal professionals", organised...

Statement on migration

Defense of Liberties December 10, 2022

Search and Rescue migrants at sea is a legal obligation as well as a humanitarian imperative. The European Union and all Member States are...

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