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MEDEL statement on US military action in Venezuela

The armed attack by the United States in Venezuela, including the apprehension and  transfer to the US of its president and his wife, represents...

MEDEL statement on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and the dissolution of the Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office

MEDEL firmly condemns the dissolution of the Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guinea-Bissau and the transfer of its disciplinary and administrative...

MEDEL stands in support of the International Criminal Court and in solidarity with its officials

As denounced by MEDEL in its statement on August 29, 2025, the sanctions imposed by the US administration on judges and prosecutors of the...

Déclaration conjointe – Tunisie: la communauté juridique internationale condamne la détention de l’avocat et défenseur des droits humains Ayachi Hammami

Medel joins the international legal community in condemning the detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami. Tunisia: The international legal community condemns the...

GUATEMALA: Medel joins international organizations expressing concern over the detention of lawyer Ramón Cadena

Lawyers for Lawyers, el Observatorio Internacional de la Abogacía en Riesgo, Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia, la Asociación de Abogadas y Abogados, Jueces...

Démocratie, Etat de droit, Justice se sont effondrés en Tunisie

MEDEL a, à plusieurs reprises, dénoncé les attaques réitérés  contre le système judiciaire et l’Etat de droit. Toutes les garanties d'indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire ont...

Statement on Brazil

MEDEL observed with great concern the violent attacks in 2023 and the 2024 attempted bombing in the heart of Brazilian democracy. The invasion that...

Medel at the conference ‘Justice and democracy: the Italian and Brazilian experiences’, Rome, 3 September 2025

Medel was present at the conference ‘Justice and democracy: the Italian and Brazilian experiences’, jointly organized by the University of Pisa and the Catholic...

Statement on Gaza

States and the international community cannot stand by helplessly as the carnage in Gaza continues and international and humanitarian law is violated. The number of...

Statement on Gaza and Francesca Albanese

MEDEL firmly condemns the sanctions imposed by the United States against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...

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