The UN Special Rapporteur presented his report on the Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession to the 50th Human Rights Council that is to be held in Geneva between 13 June–8 July… Read More ›
International Advocacy
#HRC50 – UN Human Rights Council resolution calls upon states to ensure the independence and security of lawyers and judges
On the 50th session (13 June–8 July 2022) of the Human Rights Council a resolution titled “Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors, and the independence of lawyers: participation of women in the administration of justice” was adopted.
TUHRAP Press Meeting | Journalist Owen Bowcott & the UK Barrister Michael Polak
The UK barrister Michael Polak answers Mr Owen Bowcott’s questions: Why can not the victims get justice within Turkey and why should the UK government consider the submission made by the Turkey Human Rights Accountability Project?
Three NGOs called on Interpol for legal and structural reforms to ensure that Interpol’s leaders adhere to high moral standards
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the Italian Federation for Human Rights and the Arrested Lawyers Initiative called on the General Assembly of INTERPOL for legal and structural reforms to ensure that Interpol’s leaders adhere to high moral standards. In a joint… Read More ›
45 NGOs call on Interpol General Assembly to implement long overdue reforms
On the eve of the 89th General Assembly of the INTERPOL, 64 civil society organisations and individuals including renowned human rights activists, MPs and MEPs called for further reform to ensure that the INTERPOL complies with the Universal Declaration of… Read More ›
Third Party Intervention by FIDU on the abusive use of Turkish anti-terror provision
FIDU – Italian Federation for Human Rights / Italian Helsinki Committee pursuant to the permission given by the European Court of Human Rights prepared a legal expert opinion on the abusive and unforeseeable use of anti-terror provision, namely Art. 314 of… Read More ›