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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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Mobster exposes deep rot in the Turkish judiciary
A mobster who admitted to bribing chief prosecutor and police chiefs exposes deep rot in the Turkish judiciary.
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AKP’s ‘golden boy’ prosecutor turned out to be corrupt to the core
Turkey Human Rights Blog looks at the extent of corruption in the Turkish judiciary, where corrupt judges and prosecutors are getting richer while cracking down on government critics. The latest example is the Okan Bato case.
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EP on Turkey: The state of democracy, rights and freedoms is deplorable
The European Parliament adopted its annual Turkey report which found the state of democracy, rights and freedoms is deplorable and condemned systemic rights violations.
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Turkey: New Judicial Year begins with heavy problems
MP Mustafa Yeneroglu, former chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission, presented Turkey’s ‘report card’ on justice and the rule of law at the start of the new judicial year.
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Turkey/TİHV: Significant increase in torture cases and impunity persists
There has been an alarming increase in cases of torture and a continuing policy of impunity, according to the new report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.
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Istanbul Mayor’s trial clouded as the judges were replaced again
The replacements of judges in İmamoğlu’s appeal case casts a shadow over the upcoming election and underscores the persistent challenges Turkey faces in maintaining a judiciary free from political interference.