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A rights group consists of lawyers making advocacy to ensure lawyers and human rights defenders perform their duty without fear of intimidation, reprisal and judicial harassment.
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative is the member of the International Observatory for Lawyers.
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Avrupa Parlamentosu Türkiye Hakkında Ağır Bir Karar Kabul Etti
Avukatlar Saldırı Altında, Yargı “Silahlaştırıldı,” Gürlek’in Terfisi Kınandı Avrupa Parlamentosu, bügün 17 Haziran 2026 tarihinde, Dış İşleri Komitesi tarafından hazırlanan rapora (raportör Nacho Sánchez Amor, A10-0106/2026) dayanarak, 2025 Komisyon Türkiye Raporu hakkındaki kararını resmen kabul etti. Kabul edilen metin, Türk… Read More ›
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European Parliament Adopts Damning Resolution on Türkiye
The European Parliament today, 17 June 2026, formally adopted its resolution on the 2025 Commission report on Türkiye, based on the report prepared by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor, A10-0106/2026). The adopted text delivers one of… Read More ›
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[Analysis] Death in prison: the case of 3 Turkish lawyers
Fethi Un, Murat Korkmaz and Metin Yucel were nothing but lawyers. They were unlawfully identified with their clients and targeted. They were arrested and whilst in detention treated -in late Fethi Un’s own words- “worse than an animal” and their lives were stolen. Let us hope that no other prisoner shares the same fate.
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New report: How Erdoğan’s government dismantled judicial independence
The TLSP report illustrates the systematic capture of Türkiye’s judiciary by President Erdoğan’s regime, detailing how politically motivated prosecutions have manipulated legal processes to target dissenters, particularly lawyers and human rights defenders, eroding judicial independence and perpetrating human rights violations.
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Council of Europe Documents Persistent Human Rights Concerns in Türkiye
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, criticizes Türkiye’s misuse of anti-terror laws to suppress dissent, highlighting immense pressure on lawyers and civil society, judicial non-compliance, and a lack of independence in the justice system.
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ECBA Human Rights Award to the Arrested Lawyers Initiative
Ali Yildiz received the 2025 Scott Crosby Human Rights Award from the European Criminal Bar Association for his work with the Arrested Lawyers Initiative, which supports persecuted lawyers in Turkey and advocates for human rights worldwide.