PACE new recommendations: Protecting human rights defenders and the independent work of NGOs

PACE new recommendations: Protecting human rights defenders and the independent work of NGOs

31.05.2018

On 24 May 2018, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of PACE adopted two draft resolutions expressing its concern over new legislations and restrictions on NGOs’ activities in member States of the CoE and calling for the need to strengthen the important role of human rights defenders.

Political situation and human rights in Kazakhstan and Moldova – ODF at the Bundestag

Political situation and human rights in Kazakhstan and Moldova – ODF at the Bundestag

23.05.2018

Between 17th and 18th of May representatives of the Open Dialog Foundation held a series of meetings with German politicians in the Bundestag.

The ODF discussed political situation and human rights in Kazakhstan and Moldova at the Bundestag

The ODF discussed political situation and human rights in Kazakhstan and Moldova at the Bundestag

23.05.2018

Between 17th and 18th of May representatives of the Open Dialog Foundation held a series of meetings with German politicians in the Bundestag.

Report: The authorities of Moldova roll back the democratisation process and fail to fulfill their obligations to the EU

Report: The authorities of Moldova roll back the democratisation process and fail to fulfill their obligations to the EU

17.05.2018

Year in and year out, Moldova cannot shake off the shackles of corruption, oligarchy, and selective justice. International partners expressed their readiness to render assistance to the country in carrying out the necessary reforms, but they have faced sabotage and inactivity

MEPs decry attacks against independent lawyers, activists and judges in Moldova

MEPs decry attacks against independent lawyers, activists and judges in Moldova

19.04.2018

On April 9, 2018, MEPs – Jaromír Štětina, Julie Ward, Tomáš Zdechovský – addressed the Ministry of Justice and General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Moldova with regard to the attacks currently being organised against independent lawyers, pro-reform activists, and judges in the country.

MEPs write to the EU VP/HR concerned with lawyers endangered in Azerbaijan

MEPs write to the EU VP/HR concerned with lawyers endangered in Azerbaijan

19.04.2018

On March 13, 2018, MEPs submitted a written question to the EU VP/HR, Ms Federica Mogherini, on the harassment and persecution of lawyers taking place in Azerbaijan. In their address, P. Auštrevičius, J. Ward and T. Zdechovský made reference to individual cases of persecuted lawyers.

Moldova: In violation of the right to defence, court issued an order to arrest counsel Ana Ursachi

Moldova: In violation of the right to defence, court issued an order to arrest counsel Ana Ursachi

30.03.2018

A Moldovan court has sanctioned the arrest of counsel Ana Ursachi. The court session was carried out in the absence of her defenders. The authorities engaged a public defender in the judicial process, which can be regarded as a way to legalise the court decision

Delegation of defenders from the ODF attends 37th Human Rights Council in support of harassed lawyers

Delegation of defenders from the ODF attends 37th Human Rights Council in support of harassed lawyers

09.03.2018

Between 1 and 2 March, 2018, a delegation of defenders from the Open Dialog Foundation met in Geneva on the occasion of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

The Chair of the OSCE PA General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions addresses the authorities of Kazakhstan and Moldova

The Chair of the OSCE PA General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions addresses the authorities of Kazakhstan and Moldova

02.03.2018

Mr Josè Ignacio Sanchez Amor, Chair of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, signed two letters on Friday 23 February 2018, one addressed to the President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nazarbayev

Persecution of lawyers: individual cases presented at EP and at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting

Persecution of lawyers: individual cases presented at EP and at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting

01.03.2018

In February 2018, two events on the topic of the persecution of lawyers were held at the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels (Tuesday, 20 February 2018) and at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting in Vienna (Friday, 23 February 2018)

Programme OSCE PA Side-event on protection of Lawyers

Programme OSCE PA Side-event on protection of Lawyers

22.02.2018

Persecution of lawyers: selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan

Event at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting: “Persecution of lawyers: Selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan”

Event at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting: “Persecution of lawyers: Selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan”

13.02.2018

The Open Dialog Foundation is glad to invite you to an event on the topic of the persecution and protection of lawyers, which will be held on Friday 23 February 2018, from 12:30 to 14:00, room 531 at the premises of the Hofburg Congress Centre, Vienna.

Event at the EP: “Persecution of lawyers: Selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan”

Event at the EP: “Persecution of lawyers: Selected cases from Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan”

07.02.2018

The Open Dialog Foundation is glad to invite you to an event on the topic of the persecution and protection of lawyers, which will be held on Tuesday 20 February 2018, from 15:30 to 17:00, room: A5G305; at the premises of the European Parliament – Brussels.

Written contribution to the PACE report “The case for drafting a European Convention on the Profession of Lawyer”

Written contribution to the PACE report “The case for drafting a European Convention on the Profession of Lawyer”

17.01.2018

The work of a lawyer in the Eastern European member countries of the Council of Europe is fraught with many risks: murders and attempted assassinations, criminal prosecution, pressure on relatives, illegal searches, attempts to withhold an attorney’s license, and slanderous media campaigns.

MEPs support politically prosecuted individuals in Moldova and urge government authorities to abide by their commitments to the rule of law and respect for human rights

MEPs support politically prosecuted individuals in Moldova and urge government authorities to abide by their commitments to the rule of law and respect for human rights

29.12.2017

On December 13, 2017, MEPs – Ana Gomes, Tunne Kelam, Jaromir Stetina, Indrek Tarand, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Julie Ward – addressed the Moldovan authorities with regard to the worrisome developments of the state of democracy and the crackdown on civil society taking place in the country.