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Human Rights Committee


This committee mainly deals with issues related to the protection of the profession of lawyers worldwide in order to preserve the independence and integrity of the administration of justice and the rule of law. In this context, it deals with, among other things, the selection procedure for the CCBE Human Rights Award and the organisation of the CCBE Amicus Curiae Contest. It also collaborates with several national, regional and international organisations in support of endangered lawyers.

Members

    

VON RAUMER

      Stefan

      Germany

ROOSBEEK

      Nathan

      

SCHUSZTER

      Michael

      Austria

HENRY

      Patrick

      Belgium

HEYMANS

      Johan

      Belgium

MOONS

      Nico

      Belgium

HRISTOVA

      Eli

      Bulgaria

Stephanou

      Georgia

      Cyprus

BALIK

      Stanislav

      Czech Republic

NOVAK

      Jiri

      Czech Republic

Christoffersen

      Jonas

      Denmark

HEMMER

      Per

      Denmark

AYTAC

      Rusen

      France

BOUYSSOU

      Jacques

      France

DEVRED

      Justine

      France

Muehl-Jaeckel

      Margarete

      Germany

ANAGNOSTAKIS

      Alexis

      Greece

EFSTATHIOS

      Analytis

      Greece

POLLALIS

      Ilias

      Greece

KOPAR

      Bernadett

      Hungary

LEE

      Gary

      Ireland

O'SULLIVAN

      Joseph

      Ireland

ADAMI

      Davide

      Italy

ARNAU

      Leonardo

      Italy

GIOVENE DI GIRASOLE

      Roberto

      Italy

PORTA

      Barbara

      Italy

JAEGER

      Guilia

      Luxembourg

LANOUE

      S

      Luxembourg

KLIMA-PIOTROWSKA

      Natalia

      Poland

TURSKI

      Jakub

      Poland

ROQUE FIGUEIREDO

      Lara

      Portugal

DOHERTY

      Fiona

      United Kingdom

KERRAY

      Bunty

      United Kingdom

LONG

      Debra

      United Kingdom

Documents

CCBE response to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (06/12/2021)

      

CCBE Comments on the Pilot Judgment Procedure of the European Court of Human Rights (24/06/2010)

      

CCBE Position on the European Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation Establishing an EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (23/02/2006)

      

CCBE response to the Communication from the Commission on the creation of a Fundamental Rights Agency (22/12/2004)

    

CCBE Position on the organisation of the defence before the International Criminal Court (12/04/2002)

      

Turkey: Following the tragic death of lawyer Ebru Timtik, the CCBE calls on the EU and Turkish authorities to take urgent measures to prevent the death of lawyer AytaĂ...

      

Turkey: Independence, integrity and freedom of expression of the legal profession at stake (29/06/2020)

    

The CCBE expresses its shock over the murder of Dutch lawyer Derk Wiersum (18/09/2019)

    

Endangered lawyers

      

Threats to the Legal Profession (2019)

      

The European Court of Human Rights Questions Answers for Lawyers (23/04/2014)

          

CCBE recommandations for Stockholm Programme (16/10/2009)

      

Joint Statement - Urgent Call for the release and adequate treatment of chinese human rights lawyer Li Yuhan (09/10/2023)

    

Joint Statement on International Fair Trial Day on Mexico (26/09/2023)

    

Joint Statement in support of Guatemalan lawyer Claudia Gonzalez condemning her detention and calling for her immediate release (06/09/2023)

    

Joint Statement - Urgent Call to Lift Travel Restrictions and Safeguard Human Rights of Li Heping and his Family (22/06/203)

    

Joint Statement calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty (10/10/2024)

      

Joint statement following the sentencing of lawyer Sonia Dahmani (11/09/2024)

      

Joint statement on the continued detention of Sonia Dahmani (10/09/2024)

      

Joint Statement on the disbarment Aleksey Ladin (02/08/2024)

    

CCBE statement on the situation of lawyers in Tunisia (17/05/2024)

      

Joint Statement: The Philippines attacks against lawyers escalating (17/09/2019)

      

UIA - AIJA - CCBE Joint Statement Situation of Lawyers in Iran (25/06/2019)

        

Joint Statement on the situation of lawyers in Turkey (05/04/2019)

      

Statement of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on the ongoing crackdown against lawyers in Turkey (05/04/2018)

      

Statement of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) related to the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová (05/03/2018)

    

Resolution of the Plenary Session of Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (24/11/2017)

      

Joint Statement by lawyers judges and journalists on the ongoing crackdown on the rule of law in Turkey (05/04/2017)

      

Joint Statement on Fair Trial (23/03/2017)

      

Joint Statement on the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey (20/10/2016)

      

Statement Death Penalty (10/10/2016)

      

CCBE Statement on the European Union accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (July 2013)

      

CCBE Resolution on the Fight against the Death Penalty (31/03/2006)

      

CCBE Statement on the balance between security and justice in anti terrorist legislation (19/11/2005)

      

CCBE Resolution on Human Rights and the Rule of Law (27/11/2004)

      

Links

Human Rights Portal

Human Rights Letters

Human Rights Award

Avocats sans Frontières