Human Rights Committee
Human Rights Recognition
The ECBA Scott Crosby Human Rights Award represents our commitment to celebrating exemplary human rights defenders within the European legal community.
Through this recognition program, we amplify the voices and achievements of lawyers making exceptional contributions to human rights causes, honouring those who demonstrate extraordinary courage in defending fundamental rights.
Human Rights Officer: Alexis Anagnostakis
Alexis Anagnostakis is a distinguished criminal lawyer and Barrister admitted to the Hellenic Supreme Court.
His practice focuses extensively on international criminal law, human rights, and high-profile defence cases involving allegations of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
Contact: human.rights.committee@ecba.org
If you are an ECBA member interested in joining a working group, please email us, providing a brief outline of your reasons for wanting to join.
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Current and future initiatives
The ECBA Human Rights Committee is engaged in a variety of current and future initiatives, ranging from legislative monitoring to practical projects supporting defence rights across Europe. Members are warmly invited to join specific projects within this groups, contributing their expertise and shaping the outcomes together.
Strategic litigation and court interventions
The HRC files third-party interventions and amicus briefs in landmark cases before European and domestic courts, ensuring the criminal defence bar shapes the law that governs it.
Drafting and Publishing Statements
The HRC publishes expert statements on judicial independence, lawyer-client privilege, and fair trial rights – driving policy reform and solidarity across Europe and beyond.
Day of the Endangered Lawyer
Every January 24th, ECBA’s HRC stands with persecuted lawyers worldwide coordinating advocacy, public outreach, and legal interventions to defend those who defend others.