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Turkey | Prominent Forensic Expert Sebnem Korur Fincanci warns about inadequate forensic reports
Prominent forensic expert, physician Sebmen Korur Fincanci warned about inadequate medical examination and documentation carried out on torture and ill-treatment complaints. She added that ‘inadequate medical documentation disrupts efforts to prevent torture and leaves us facing new torture allegations every day’.
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New Report: The Erosion of Property Rights In Turkey
Brussel based human rights group Platform for Peace and Justice published a new report titled ‘The Erosion of Property Rights In Turkey’. The report shows how the Turkish Government unlawfully intervenes into property rights in the pretext of the state of emergency and counter-terrorism measures.
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Bar Associations of Turkey: Turkey has become the largest prisoner of lawyers
Turkey | 25 Bar Associations made a 7-article declaration:
i. The Council of Judges and Prosecutors has entirely politicized,
ii. Turkey is experiencing the most severe judicial crisis of its history,
iii. Turkey has become the largest prisoner of lawyers. -
Diyarbakir Court sentences thirteen lawyers to 38-month incarceration
On 17 February, 2020, the Diyarbakir Heavy Penal Code sentenced thirteen lawyers to thirty seven months and fifteen days of incarceration.
If the judgment is upheld by the Appeal Court, the lawyers will be incarcerated and disbarred.
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Turkish Bar Associations call for resignation of the members of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors
On 21 February 2020, thirty bar associations called for the resignation of the members of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) over its systematic intervention into the judicial process and (re)detention of individuals even before or just after their release. The latest instance was replacing three judges and initiating an investigation against them who acquitted Osman Kavala and others in conformity with the judgment of European Court of Human Rights.
