Author Archives
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Our statement on re-detention of Ahmet Altan
12 Nov 2019 | Re-detention of #AhmetAltan is a proof that any decision by the Turkish judiciary on high profile cases is subject to ex-ante authorization or ex-post review by the Government. @BarHumanRights @davidakaye @IndexCensorship @article19org @ExInt24 @harlemdesir @IBAHRI pic.twitter.com/KUNaIx2GrV… Read More ›
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They’ve Come For You: Misuse of Extradition Procedures and Interstate Legal Assistance
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative, The Open Dialogue Foundation, The Italian Federation for Human Rights, Kharkiv Institute for Social Research and The Human Rights Defenders e.V. published a joint report titled ‘They’ve Come For You’ on misuse of Interpol mechanism, extradition procedures and interstate legal assistance.
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Factsheet on Turkey’s state of emergency dismissals
The @ArrestedLawyers Initiative published a factsheet on Turkey’s state of emergency dismissals. It includes the latest statistics on the Inquiry Commission’s work, criteria applied for the dismissals and the definition of the connection and cohesion made by Ankara Regional Appeal Court.
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Comprehensive Report on Turkey’s Inquiry Commission on State of Emergency Measures
Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project (TLSP) published a comprehensive report on Inquiry Commission on State of Emergency Measures. Having examined 193 applications and the Inquiry Commission’s decisions as to these applications, TLSP concluded as following: The Commission which was… Read More ›
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Istanbul Regional Appeal Court upheld 159 years prison term given to 18 lawyers
Istanbul Regional Appeal Court has upheld the Istanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court’s judgment dated 20 March 2019 which condemned eighteen lawyers to a 159-year prison term in total. The lawyers who were sentenced to more than 5 years still have… Read More ›
