We are sharing the WGAD’s opinions adopted regarding Turkey’s detention practices under the Emergency Regime
International Advocacy
Press Release: Launch of Turkey Human Rights Accountability Project
Launch of Turkey Human Rights Accountability Project aimed at Sanctioning Human Rights Abusers in Turkey Using the United Kingdom’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations
Joint Statement on the Arrest of 55 Lawyers in Ankara, Turkey (16.9.2020)
22 NGOs and Bar Associations across the World condemned the ongoing mass-arrest campaigns against Turkish lawyers.
Letter by twelve organisations: Immediately release Adv. Turan Canpolat
In response to our call for action, twelve organisations sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice of Turkey, General Director of Prisons and Detention Houses, Chief Judge of the Court of Cassation’s 16th Chamber with respect to lawyer Turan Canpolat has… Read More ›
Persecution of a Decent Lawyer: The Case of Turan Canpolat
The collapse of judicial independence and the breakdown of the rule of law have taken many forms in Turkey over the course of the past several years. The political subjugation of the judiciary and the post-coup crackdown on the members… Read More ›
