The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) firmly condemned the ongoing crackdown against lawyers in Turkey.
International Advocacy
Five Associations of lawyers issue an Open Letter to Turkish authorities in support of Turkish lawyers on the Day of the Lawyer in Turkey
The Bar Council of England and Wales, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), the International Association of Lawyers (UIA), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), and the Law Society of England and Wales have sent an open letter to Turkish authorities raising concerns over the rising number of cases of human rights violations against lawyers in Turkey.
THE CAPE LAW SOCIETY EXPRESSES CONCERN WITH WIDE SPREAD ARRESTS & DETENTION OF JUDGES & LAWYERS IN TURKEY
The Cape Law Society (“CLS”) which is a statutory body established in terms of the South Africa’s Attorneys Act 53 of 1979 to administer and regulate the attorneys’ profession in the Eastern, Western & Northern Cape Provinces has made a statement regarding… Read More ›
Seven respected international organisations address a joint statement to the United Nation on the mass arrests of Turkish lawyers, judges & prosecutors
In the joint statement, The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and seven co-sponsoring organisations raise concerns over the widespread use of torture and other ill-treatment in the aftermath of the attempted coup in Turkey, the lack of effective investigations, and the on-going reports of torture. Organisations also share their concern over the widespread and systematic arbitrary arrest and detention of judges and lawyers in Turkey.
European Parliament resolution on the current human rights situation in Turkey
During the European Parliament plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs voted a resolution on the current human rights situation in Turkey. The Arrested Lawyers Initiative welcomes the reference to the persistent attack against lawyers and the call to… Read More ›
Italian Lawyers urge the Italian Authorities to denounce the ongoing Human Rights Violations in Turkey.
Italian lawyers urge the Italian authorities to denounce the ongoing human rights violation in Turkey on the occasion of Erdogan’s visit to the Rome The Union of Italian Criminal Chambers (L’Unione della Camere Penali Italiane) who represents 8000 Italian criminal lawyers… Read More ›