The General Assembly of the FBE, meeting in Paris on 28th September 2021 expresses its full support for lawyers in Turkey who are detained, on trial or sentenced to prison. Following the 5 day fact finding visit of around 30 lawyers from 8 European countries from 15 to 20 September 2021, the General Assembly believes…
Human rights in Afghanistan are, unfortunately, a topic of controversy and conflict. Afghanistan, in its current constitution, has an interesting and strong human rights framework. Since April 1987, it has been a member of the United Nations Convention against Torture. The Bill of Rights is enshrined in Chapter Two of the Afghan Constitution. The right…
We have the pleasure to invite all the members of the FBE Bar Associations to attend remotely the meeting of the FBE New Technologies Committee on the EU draft regulations establishing harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 28 September 2021, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Paris time. The language…
Reading of the statement in defence of the rights of women and the population of Afghanistan. The FBE expresses its grave concern about the political and social unrest.
Cérémonie de remise du Prix International des Droits de l’Homme Ludovic Trarieux pour #FreshtaKarimi, pour son combat en faveur des droits des Afghans, ainsi que pour ses efforts louables en faveur de l'égalité des sexes et de l'autonomisation des femmes.
Le jury a choisi l'avocate afghane #FreshtaKarimi pour son combat en faveur des droits des Afghans, ainsi que pour ses efforts louables en faveur de l'égalité des sexes et de l'autonomisation des femmes. L'ancien présidente, @SilviaGSalinas, a participé au jury du prix.
Jury du Prix International des Droits de l’Homme #LudovicTrarieux 2021 | Prix attribué à un avocat qui a illustré par son travail, son activité ou sa souffrance, la défense du respect des droits de l'homme et de l'intolérance sous toutes ses formes. @Avocats_Paris
Assemblée Générale de la FBE avec la Présidente, @AttiasDominique; le premier vice-président, @basdwmartens; la deuxième vice-president, Izabela Konopacka et le secrétarie général, @secrgenFBE.
Thanks to @EuropeanBars for organising this conference in the Maison du Barreau. And to @AttiasDominique for leadership & including the African Bar Associations
Magníficas reflexiones en el #FBEGeneralCongress2021🇪🇺 @EuropeanBars organizado junto a @Avocats_Paris en el que hemos tratado la importancia de la cooperación entre los #ColegiosAbogacía europeos, así como cuestiones que les afectan en materia de #Derecho y #Justicia.
A l’occasion de ce Congrès général de la FBE @EuropeanBars, le #BarreaudeParis a signé trois conventions de coopération avec :
▫️ l’Ordre des avocats de Palerme 🇮🇹
▫️ l’Ordre des avocats du Tchad 🇹🇩
▫️ l’Ordre des avocats du Bénin
AFGHANISTAN is a landlocked country in South Asia with its capital in Kabul. It borders with China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Afghanistan has been de facto controlled by the Taliban as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since August 15, 2021, i.e. since the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Afghanistan today as…
Programme: Welcome from President FBE Human Rights Committee : Artur Wierzbicki Keynote speaker on the current situation in Colombia: Adíl Meléndez Márquez , Human Rights lawyer from Cartagena Panel: How can the international legal community support human rights in Colombia Moderator: Sara Chandler Dominique Attias: President of the FBE …
“Her death is a murder” reminds us Ceren Uysal, her Turkish friend and colleague, responsible for the association of progressive lawyers (CHD). Ebru TIMTIK, her ardor, her courage, her smile, her eyes so lively underlined by voluntary eyebrows. She is dead, carried in the ground by twelve of her colleagues, mourned by all of us….
Recording of the International Fair Trial Day Today, 14 June 2021, marks the inaugural International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) which will be observed for the first time worldwide. The focus country of the IFTD this year is Turkey, a country that is and has been suffering for many years, from systemic human rights violations and…
Loss of biodiversity, climate change, extinction of species, pollution and the overall degradation of ecosystems have a profound global impact on the enjoyment of human rights and require the widest possible international cooperation in order to prevent or remedy this adverse effect. The protection of the environment and the protection of human rights are interconnected:…
Recording of the International Fair Trial Day Program and Link The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial every individual risks becoming the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Either as an innocent suspect wrongly convicted, or as a victim…
