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The Civil Society Association Committee of the United Nations Department of Global Communications has approved our application and MEDEL is since 10 December associated with that department.
 
This will allow MEDEL not only to participate in UN events and have access to UN premises, but also to engage and exchange with other NGO's also associated with that department.
 
 
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MEDEL est associée au Département de la Communication Globale des Nations Unies
 
Le Comité exécutif ONG/Département de la Communication Globale des Nations Unies a approuvé notre demande et MEDEL est depuis le 10 décembre associé à ce département.
 
Cela permettra à MEDEL non seulement de participer aux événements de l'ONU et avoir accès aux locaux de l'ONU, mais aussi de s'engager et d'échanger avec d'autres ONG également associées à ce département.
 
 
 

 

 

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The members of Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés (MEDEL) express their full solidarity with their Lebanese colleague Tarek Bitar and will follow with vigilance the evolution of the situation of the Lebanese Justice, in struggle with the political power. You can read the statement below:

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In Lebanon, the independence of justice is threatened
(Presented by the Syndicat de la Magistrature - France)

On August 4, 2020, a double explosion occurred in the port of Beirut, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 6,500 others, while devastating entire neighbourhoods of the Lebanese capital. For years, this country, at the crossroads of all cultures and in the heart of an unstable geopolitical zone, has been aspiring to peace and full democracy. 

MEDEL is today taking part at the Eight Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central AsiaMEDEL is today taking part at the Eight Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia, organised by OSCE/ODIHR.

Filipe Marques will take the floor at the panel on "Institutional Issues in Criminal Justice Systems".

Mariarosaria Guglielmi in the panel of judges of The Peoples Tribunal on the Murder of JournalistsMariarosaria Guglielmi, Vice-President of MEDEL, will sit in the panel of judges of The Peoples Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists, opening on November 2nd.

The Indictment underlines that “[s]ince 1992, at least 1400 journalists have been killed for doing their vital job: bringing reliable information to the public. […]. In 86% of these cases, none of the perpetrators are brought to justice”.

Witnesses will include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan.

ImageJM2021longOn occasion of the 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty, MEDEL co-signed with 62 other organisations of the World Coalition Against Death Penalty a joint statement on the death penalty and women's rights

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À l'occasion de la 19ème Journée mondiale contre la peine de mort, MEDEL a co-signé avec 62 autres organisations de la Coalition mondiale contre la peine de mort une déclaration conjointe sur la peine de mort et les droits des femmes.

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MEDEL has been following with deep concern the events in Afghanistan. The bureau sent a letter to UNHCR, affirming MEDEL's availability to help in the settlement of all those magistrates, lawyers and human rights defenders that manage to escape.

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MEDEL suit avec une profonde inquiétude les événements en Afghanistan. Le bureau a envoyé une lettre au HCNUR, affirmant la disponibilité de MEDEL à aider à l'installation de tous les magistrats, avocats et défenseurs des droits de l'homme qui parviennent à s'échapper.

 

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MEDEL stands in solidarity with all Afghan judges, and urges the international players to actively protect all women, including female magistrates, who see their lives endangered with the deterioration of the situation.
 
MEDEL est solidaire avec tous les magistrats afghans et demande aux acteurs internationaux de protéger activement toutes les femmes, y compris les magistrates, qui voient leur vie mise en danger par la détérioration de la situation.
 

International fair trade dayMEDEL europe supports and endorses the "International Fair Trial Day", calling for the respect of Human Rights and the right to a fair trial in Turkey.

Join the Inaugural International Fair Trial Day event today, June 14th, 2021 (15.00-17.20 CET):

MEDELMEDEL fully supports the statement issued on 5 May 2021 by its member association "Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia" on the situation of El Salvador and calls on the Salvadoran authorities to respect the independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law.

MEDELStatement of MEDEL of solidarity with its brazilian Public Prosecution partner organisations, regarding the proposed changes intended to reduce the role of Public Prosecution in criminal investigations (in English and Portuguese):

MEDEL – Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés has been given notice by its partner organisations of Brazilian Public Prosecutors, of the ongoing debate in the Brazilian Parliament about changes to the Criminal Procedure Code, namely the opinion presented on April 14th, 2021, suggesting that the competence in criminal investigation should be given to the police, leaving to the Public Prosecution a mere accessory role.

  1. MEDEL’s Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  2. Support to Judge Erika Lorena Aifán Dávila
  3. Second High-Level Meeting of the Global Judiciary Network
  4. MEDEL statement about the reintegration of dismissed judges in Honduras: After the coup d'état against President Manuel Zelaya (2009), dismissed judges are finally reinstated
  5. MEDEL fully subscribes to the statement of Jueces para la Democracia concerning Chilean Judge D. Daniel Urrutia Lebreaux
  6. Turkey: Democracy, Rule of Law and Independence of the Judiciary
  7. Comunicado sobre la anulación de la condena al ex dictador de Guatemala Ríos Montt
  8. About The Cancellation Of The Sentence The Former Dictator Of Guatemala Rios Montt
  9. Nelson Mandela
  10. 5th world congress against the death penalty
  11. Withdrawal of investigative powers of the prosecutors of Brazil
  12. Human Rights Day, 10 December
  13. Dec 9th : International Anti-corruption day
  14. Abolish the death penalty - It is a better word without it
  15. Deep concern for Honduras
  16. Antonio Cluny about Death penalty in USA
  17. Imprisonment of Judge Afiuni in Venezuela
  18. The United States defy the rule of law on European soil
  19. Declaration on Iraq War - Justice, not War!
  20. Crisis in Ecuador
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