There is no question that the attack in Solingen is horrific. Our full solidarity and sympathy go out to the bereaved and the injured. At the same time, however, we resolutely oppose the resulting wave of racism and disenfranchisement of people…
Category: Press releases from the RAV
Press release from the RAV: The new fundamental rights report is here!
Press release from the RAV on the publication of the new fundamental rights report
PM: Legal organizations strongly condemn far-right "master plan"
Press release from the RAV and other legal organizations regarding the far-right “master plan”
PM: Massive criticism from the Working Group on Migration Law South of the RAV of the Bavarian decision to forge ahead with the payment card for refugees
Press release from the RAV dated November 24, 2023, regarding the Bavarian decision to push ahead with the payment card for refugees
Press Release: The Republican Lawyers' Association (RAV) demands: The PKK ban must be lifted. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been banned from operating in Germany since November 22, 1993.
Press release from the RAV regarding the demand for the lifting of the PKK ban in Germany
Press release: Planned new deportation law further severely restricts the fundamental rights of those affected
Planned new deportation law further severely restricts the fundamental rights of those affected – Joint press release from the Republican Lawyers' Association, the Committee for Fundamental Rights and Democracy, and the NRW Deportation Reporting Service
RAV assumes sponsorship of Iranian human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi
Amirsalar Davoudi is one of Iran's most renowned lawyers, currently imprisoned. The RAV is advocating for him.
Press release from the RAV: Immediate easing of entry restrictions without distinction based on origin and nationality
On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes killed and injured tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria, destroyed villages and towns in ten provinces, and left survivors homeless in the harsh winter. The disaster area is as large as…
RAV's statement on the draft law to accelerate asylum court proceedings and asylum procedures published
The RAV submitted the following detailed statement. Simultaneously – shortly before the oral hearing – the RAV, the BRAK, the RAK-Berlin, and the DAV sent a summary of the RAV's statement to the members of the Committee on Internal Affairs and Legal Affairs, as well as…
Press release from the RAV dated October 21, 2022 – Lawyers demand that the Federal Government implement a human rights policy that actually reaches those affected.
In Iran, we are witnessing the beginning of a revolution. A feminist revolution. Led by women* who are fighting for their freedom and a new society. For their courage, they are killed, tortured, and imprisoned. The courage of these women* impresses us. It leads…


